Pulmonary Hemodynamics During Exercise - Research Network
Medical University of Graz
Summary
The purpose of this Clinical Research Collaboration is to investigate the prognostic implications of pulmonary hemodynamics during exercise based on a large scale multi-centre approach by using retrospective and prospective analysis of hemodynamic data.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients (females and males; age: above 18yrs) with intermediate or high echocardiographic probability of PH and/or unexplained dyspnea, and/or associated conditions for PAH as clinical indication for RHC at rest and exercise * Written informed consent of participating subjects after being fully briefed (for prospective analysis) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with incomplete hemodynamic data at rest or exercise * Patients without sufficient follow-up data (information on survival / lung transplantation) * advanced tumour disease or other diseases with a short life exp…