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Characteristics of Pulmonary Vascular Changes in Patients With Kidney Transplantation
The aim of the study is to investigate pulmonary hemodynamics at rest and during exercise in patients before and after kidney transplantation.
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Clinical Study of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is the fourth group of pulmonary hypertension (PH) according to clinical classification. Pulmonary endarterectomy（PEA) is the preferred treatment for patients with CTEPH, however, PEA has its limitations, it only applies to the thrombi in the main, lobar, or segmental pulmonary arteries for patients with CTEPH, and the postoperative residual PH is found to be of high percentage. With the development of interventional techniques, balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has been used to treat chronic thrombotic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) with favorable results and has been...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Light Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-I) is a common treatment for insomnia that does not use medications. While CBT-I is effective for insomnia, it does not tend to improve the waking symptom of fatigue. Another treatment, Bright Light Therapy, is used for treating seasonal depression and sleep disorders, and may improve fatigue and physical activity in individuals with PAH. The purpose of this study to assess the effects of Bright Light Therapy compared to CBT-I to treat insomnia and fatigue in patients with PAH.
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Combined Use of Radiofrequency-ablation and Balloon-septostomy in the Creation of a Stable Inter-atrial Communication
Though graded balloon-atrial-septostomy (BAS) has been accepted as an effective palliative therapy for severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, spontaneous closure of septostomy is not uncommon. Radiofrequency-catheter-ablation (RFA), which has the potential to cause irreversible damage around the rim of created inter-atrial communication, might contribute to prevent the spontaneous closure. In patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, the combined use of RFA and BAS (CURB) is investigated to create a stable inter-atrial communication.
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Comparison of Different Cardiac Output Measurement Methods in Patients Undergoing Right Heart Catheterization
The objective of this observational study is to compare cardiac output evaluation by the Direct Fick method, Indirect Fick method and Thermodiluition in pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients undergoing right heart catheterization (RHC). The main questions it aims to answer are: - Are these methods interchangeable? - Can possible discrepancies influence risk stratification and therapeutic management of PH patients? All consecutive patients aged ≥18 years, referred for RHC for suspected PH, will be included. Exclusion criteria will be contraindications to RHC, cardiac shunts and failure to obtain...
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Comparison of Vasodilator Response of Inhaled Epoprostenol and Inhaled Nitric Oxide
The overarching goal of this study is to examine the acute vasoreactive response to both inhaled nitric oxide and inhaled epoprostenol across both traditionally and non-traditionally interrogated phenotypes in PH, and to further characterize the relationship of vasoreactivity to disease severity and PH phenotype.
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COMPERA / COMPERA-KIDS
In view of the manifold options for mono- and combination therapy that have now emerged for patients with pulmonary (arterial) hypertension (PH/PAH), controlled clinical trials can only provide part of the information needed for optimal management. In order to gather adequate data on PAH/PH treatment in routine clinical care, the ongoing COMPERA registry prospectively documents consecutive patients with newly initiated treatment of PAH/PAH since May 2007. The internet-based registry fulfills high quality standards through several measures (planned minimum centre contribution of at least 10 patients per year, automated plausibility checks ...
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COMPression of Left Main coRonary artEry in patientS With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension aSymptomatIc fOr aNgina
The prevalence of critical ab extrinsic compression of left main coronary artery (LMCA) is very high in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) symptomatic for angina (up to 40% according to a recent study of 121 patients with PAH). The element that most of all correlates with the degree of coronary stenosis is the diameter of the pulmonary artery (PA). In particular, a diameter ≥ 40 mm has a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 70% in patients with angina. Critical stenosis of LMCA is a risk factor for sudden death and in these condition percutaneous coronary angioplasty with stent implantation has proven to be a safe...
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Computerized Decision Support to Increase Detection of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Prior Pulmonary Embolism
To address the knowledge gap that exists among providers resulting in underdiagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), the investigators have devised this 400-patient single-center Quality Improvement Initiative in the form of a randomized controlled trial of an EPIC Best Practice Advisory (BPA) on-screen alert versus no notification to increase echocardiographic screening for CTEPH and the diagnosis of CTEPH in patients with prior pulmonary embolism (PE) and symptoms/signs suggestive of pulmonary hypertension or recent pulmonary testing suggesting unexplained respiratory symptoms at 3 months. Aim #1:...
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Consistency of Electrical Cardiometry and Pulmonary Artery Catheter
Currently, the gold standard method to estimate CO in patients with PAH or RV dysfunction is pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), however, the invasiveness and complexity of PAC has limited its usefulness in many clinical scenarios. By measuring the thoracic electrical bioimpedance, electrical cardiometry (EC) technique has been reported to noninvasively estimate cardiac output (CO) and other parameters related to cardiac contractility and fluid status in various cardiovascular disorders. However, in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and/or right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, few study has been reported. The aim of this...
Clinical TrialsJames Wetherill2020-12-18T13:53:16-05:00
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