Exercise Testing in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
Anika Vaidy,
Cyrus A. Vahdatpour,
Jeremy Mazurek
Abstract:Pulmonary hypertension (PH), defined by a mean pulmonary artery pressure of >20 mm Hg, often presents with non-specific symptoms such as dyspnea and exercise intolerance, making it difficult to diagnose early before the onset of right heart dysfunction. Therefore, exercise testing can be of great utility for clinicians who are evaluating patients with an unclear etiology of exercise intolerance by helping identify the underlying mechanisms of their disease. The presence of PH is associated with adverse clin… Show more
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