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Marked changes in right ventricular contractile pattern after cardiothoracic surgery: Implications for post-surgical assessment of right ventricular function by Raina, Amresh, MD, Vaidya, Anjali, MD, Gertz, Zachary M., MD, Susan Chambers, CRNP, Forfia, Paul R., MD

“…Background Longitudinal shortening accounts for the majority of right ventricular (RV) contraction in normal hearts. This finding accounts for the correlation…”
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A comprehensive echocardiographic method for risk stratification in pulmonary arterial hypertension by Ghio, Stefano, Mercurio, Valentina, Fortuni, Federico, Forfia, Paul R, Gall, Henning, Ghofrani, Ardeschir, Mathai, Stephen C, Mazurek, Jeremy A, Mukherjee, Monica, Richter, Manuel, Scelsi, Laura, Hassoun, Paul M, Tello, Khodr

“…Echocardiography is not currently considered as providing sufficient prognostic information to serve as an integral part of treatment goals in pulmonary…”
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Accuracy of Doppler Echocardiography in the Hemodynamic Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension by Fisher, Micah R, Forfia, Paul R, Chamera, Elzbieta, Housten-Harris, Traci, Champion, Hunter C, Girgis, Reda E, Corretti, Mary C, Hassoun, Paul M

“…Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography is recommended for screening for the presence of pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, some recent studies have…”
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Echocardiography in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Forfia, Paul R., MD, Vachiéry, Jean-Luc, MD

“…In the context of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular (RV) function is key to determining disease severity…”
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Echocardiographic and Hemodynamic Predictors of Mortality in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Rivera-Lebron, Belinda N., MD, Forfia, Paul R., MD, FCCP, Kreider, Maryl, MD, Lee, James C., MD, Holmes, John H., PhD, Kawut, Steven M., MD, FCCP

“…Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) can lead to the development of pulmonary hypertension, which is associated with an increased risk of death. In…”
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Methods for Evaluating Right Ventricular Function and Ventricular-Arterial Coupling by Kubba, Saad, Davila, Carlos D, Forfia, Paul R

“…Abstract Right ventricular function (RVF) carries great prognostic significance in heart failure and pulmonary hypertension (PH). Although there is…”
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Shape of the Right Ventricular Doppler Envelope Predicts Hemodynamics and Right Heart Function in Pulmonary Hypertension by ARKIES, Jeffrey S, OPOTOWSKY, Alexander R, OJEDA, Jason, ROGERS, Frances, TONG LIU, PRASSANA, Vikram, MARZEC, Lucas, PALEVSKY, Harold I, FERRARI, Victor A, FORFIA, Paul R

“…Systolic deceleration or "notching" of the right ventricular outflow tract Doppler flow velocity envelope (FVE(RVOT)) relates to pathologic wave reflection in…”
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Longitudinal Shortening Accounts for the Majority of Right Ventricular Contraction and Improves After Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy in Normal Subjects and Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Brown, Suzanne B., MD, Raina, Amresh, MD, Katz, David, MD, Szerlip, Molly, MD, Wiegers, Susan E., MD, Forfia, Paul R., MD, FCCP

“…Background The right ventricle has a unique contraction pattern, with a greater portion of the shortening occurring in the longitudinal plane. However, the…”
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Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion in the Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Children and Adolescents after Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot by Mercer-Rosa, Laura, MD, MSCE, Parnell, Aimee, MD, MSCE, Forfia, Paul R., MD, Yang, Wei, PhD, Goldmuntz, Elizabeth, MD, Kawut, Steven M., MD, MS

“…Background Assessing right ventricular (RV) performance is essential for patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). The aim of this study was to investigate the…”
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A Simple Echocardiographic Method to Estimate Pulmonary Vascular Resistance by Opotowsky, Alexander R., MD, MPH, Clair, Mathieu, MD, Afilalo, Jonathan, MD, MSc, Landzberg, Michael J., MD, Waxman, Aaron B., MD, PhD, Moko, Lilamarie, BA, Maron, Bradley A., MD, Vaidya, Anjali, MD, Forfia, Paul R., MD

“…Pulmonary hypertension includes heterogeneous diagnoses with distinct hemodynamic pathophysiologic features. Identifying elevated pulmonary vascular resistance…”
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Altered Right Ventricular Kinetic Energy Work Density and Viscous Energy Dissipation in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Pilot Study Using 4D Flow MRI by Han, Q Joyce, Witschey, Walter R T, Fang-Yen, Christopher M, Arkles, Jeffrey S, Barker, Alex J, Forfia, Paul R, Han, Yuchi

“…Right ventricular (RV) function has increasingly being recognized as an important predictor for morbidity and mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial…”
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Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Is a Robust Outcome Measure in Systemic Sclerosis-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by MATHAI, Stephen C, SIBLEY, Christopher T, ZAIMAN, Ari L, GIRGIS, Reda E, HASSOUN, Paul M, FORFIA, Paul R, MUDD, James O, FISHER, Micah R, TEDFORD, Ryan J, LECHTZIN, Noah, BOYCE, Danielle, HUMMERS, Laura K, HOUSTEN, Traci

“…The tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) strongly reflects right ventricular (RV) function and predicts survival in idiopathic pulmonary arterial…”
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Using all-cause mortality to define severe RV dilation with RV/LV volume ratio by Altmayer, Stephan P. L., Han, Q. Joyce, Addetia, Karima, Patel, Amit R., Forfia, Paul R., Han, Yuchi

“…Right ventricular (RV) end-diastolic volume (EDV) to left ventricular (LV) EDV ratio using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is an important…”
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Relationship Between B-Type Natriuretic Peptides and Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure in the Intensive Care Unit by Forfia, Paul R., Watkins, Stanley P., Rame, J. Eduardo, Stewart, Kerry J., Shapiro, Edward P.

“…We examined whether B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP) can serve as noninvasive markers of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) in the setting of critical…”
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Initial Right Ventricular Dysfunction Severity Identifies Severe Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Phenotype With Worse Early and Overall Outcomes: A 24‐Year Cohort Study by Peters, Andrew, Caroline, Mara, Zhao, Huaqing, Baldwin, Matthew R., Forfia, Paul R., Tsai, Emily J.

“…Background Outcomes in peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) vary. We sought to determine whether severity of left or right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) at PPCM…”
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Acute Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibition Mimics Hemodynamic Effects of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Potentiates B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Effects in Failing But Not Normal Canine Heart by Forfia, Paul R., MD, Lee, Myung, MS, Tunin, Richard S., MS, Mahmud, Mobusher, MD, Champion, Hunter C., MD, PhD, Kass, David A., MD

“…Acute Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibition Mimics Hemodynamic Effects of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Potentiates B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Effects in Failing But…”
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Association of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Matter of Perspective by Forfia, Paul R.

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Executive Summary of the SCAI/HFSA Clinical Expert Consensus Document on the Use of Invasive Hemodynamics for the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Disease by Givertz, Michael M., MD, FHFSA, Fang, James C., MD, FHFSA, Sorajja, Paul, MD, FSCAI, Dimas, Vivian, MD, FSCAI, Forfia, Paul R., MD, Kapur, Navin K., MD, FSCAI, Kern, Morton J., MD, FSCAI, Naidu, Srihari S., MD, FSCAI, Borlaug, Barry A., MD

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Ventilatory Inefficiency Reflects Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Systolic Heart Failure by Methvin, Amanda B., MD, Owens, Anjali T., MD, Emmi, Anthony G., RCS, Allen, Michael, RN, Wiegers, Susan E., MD, Dries, Daniel L., MD, Margulies, Kenneth B., MD, Forfia, Paul R., MD, FCCP

“…Background An increased minute ventilation ( e )/carbon dioxide production (V co2 ) relationship, an expression of ventilatory inefficiency (VI), is associated…”
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Diagnosis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Forfia, Paul R., MD, Trow, Terence K., MD

“…Accurate diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension can be challenging and often requires a high index of clinical suspicion. Use of a variety of noninvasive…”
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