Pre-Capillary, Combined, and Post-Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension

Pre-Capillary, Combined, and Post-Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension: A Pathophysiological Continuum.

BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is hemodynamically classified as pre-capillary (as seen in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension [IPAH]) or post-capillary (as seen in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [HFpEF]). Overlaps between these conditions exist. Some patients present with risk factors for left heart disease but pre-capillary PH, whereas patients with HFpEF may hav...

Persistent abnormalities in pulmonary arterial compliance after heart transplantation in patients with combined post-capillary and pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension

BACKGROUND The hemodynamic definitions of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in left heart disease have recently been refined to better match the characteristics required to reflect the presence of pulmonary vascular disease. Accordingly, we tested the hypothesis that abnormalities in the stiffness of pulmonary circulation would persist after heart transplantation in patients with combined post-capill...

Acute hemodynamic effects of adaptive servoventilation in patients with pre-capillary and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension

RATIONALE The hemodynamic effects of adaptive servoventilation (ASV) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) are unknown. METHODS A series of clinically stable patients with pre- or post-capillary PH underwent ASV therapy (endexpiratory positive airway pressure support 12-14 cm H2O, pressure support 4-10 cm H2O) during right heart catheterization. Hemodynamics were measured at rest, at t...

Pulmonary Capillary Leak Syndrome

Reversible pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension due to dasatinib.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension and secondary pleural effusion have been reported in association with long-term therapy with the multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor dasatinib, approved for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia. Here, we present the case of a 50-year-old man, diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in August 2003, who developed pulmonary arterial hypertension after > 4 years of ...