Identification of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Thresholds for Risk Stratification in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

What is it about?

Improvement to, and maintenance of, a low-risk profile (<5% mortality/year) is the current goal of treatment strategies in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. We have identified and tested cardiac MRI thresholds to risk stratify patients at baseline and at follow-up. Cardiac MRI when used as a sole risk stratification tool can identify a high percentage of patients at low-risk of one-year mortality and when used in conjunction with current risk stratification approaches can improve risk stratification.

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