Journal of hypertension
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Journal of hypertension · Feb 2020
Right ventricular-pulmonary arterial uncoupling in mild-to-moderate systemic hypertension.
Mild-to-moderate hypertension with preserved left ventricular (LV) function may be associated with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). ⋯ The TAPSE/PASP is markedly decreased in hypertension without heart failure, chiefly in men, with only slight increases in estimates of LV filling pressure or PVR, suggesting RV-PA uncoupling.