Precapillary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Despite Contrary Anchoring Bias

We present the case of a patient with risk factors and a noninvasive evaluation that suggested postcapillary pulmonary hypertension, but in fact had invasive hemodynamics consistent with precapillary pulmonary hypertension. A thorough hemodynamic evaluation of pulmonary hypertension must be performe...

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Published in:JACC. Case reports 2023-09, Vol.22, p.101977, Article 101977
Main Authors: Keller, Patrick, Shah, Nilay S., Sweis, Ranya, Mylvaganam, Ruben J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
postcapillary
precapillary
pulmonary arterial hypertension
transseptal puncture
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Summary:We present the case of a patient with risk factors and a noninvasive evaluation that suggested postcapillary pulmonary hypertension, but in fact had invasive hemodynamics consistent with precapillary pulmonary hypertension. A thorough hemodynamic evaluation of pulmonary hypertension must be performed, as treatment is linked to the underlying physiology. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.) [Display omitted]
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101977