Pulmonary Hemodynamics During Exercise - Research Network

Pulmonary Hemodynamics During Exercise - Research Network

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.

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 expectancy, except pulmonary vascular diseases
• advanced heart failure with pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) > 18 mmHg at rest
• uncontrolled systemic arterial hypertension (RR values > 160/100 mmHg at rest)
• FEV1<50% predicted
• TLC<60% predicted