Abstract:Background
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease of the pulmonary circulation with resultant effects on the right heart. Conceptually, left heart anatomy and function should be normal in patients with PAH. However, the RV and left ventricle (LV) do not function in isolation, sharing a common pericardial sac and inter-ventricular septum which in turn refers to the significance of assessment of both ventricles which has implications for patient prognosis with PAH.
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