2023
Differential cardiopulmonary haemodynamic phenotypes in PASC-related exercise intolerance
Kahn P, Joseph P, Heerdt P, Singh I. Differential cardiopulmonary haemodynamic phenotypes in PASC-related exercise intolerance. ERJ Open Research 2023, 10: 00714-2023. PMID: 38348243, PMCID: PMC10860209, DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00714-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvasive cardiopulmonary exercise testingRight heart catheterizationPASC patientsExertional intoleranceCardiac outputPulmonary artery wedge pressurePeak VO 2Supranormal cardiac outputPeak exercise capacityCardiopulmonary exercise testingMaximal voluntary ventilationPost-acute sequelaeBody mass indexSystemic oxygen extractionMild acute illnessSARS-CoV-2Exercise hemodynamicsHFpEF patientsHFpEF phenotypeHeart catheterizationWedge pressureAcute illnessExercise capacityExercise testingHemodynamic abnormalities
2021
Sex-Related Differences in Dynamic Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Vascular Coupling in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Singh I, Oliveira RKF, Heerdt PM, Pari R, Systrom DM, Waxman AB. Sex-Related Differences in Dynamic Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Vascular Coupling in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. CHEST Journal 2021, 159: 2402-2416. PMID: 33388286, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac CatheterizationEchocardiographyExercise ToleranceFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHeart VentriclesHumansIncidenceMalePulmonary ArteryPulmonary Wedge PressureRetrospective StudiesSex DistributionSex FactorsStroke VolumeSystoleUnited StatesVascular ResistanceVentricular Function, RightVentricular PressureConceptsRV-PA couplingRV-PA uncouplingFemale patientsMale patientsPeak VORV contractilityEjection fractionHeart failureRight ventricular-pulmonary vascular couplingRV-pulmonary arterial couplingAge-matched control subjectsInvasive pulmonary hemodynamicsMaximum incremental exercisePulmonary arterial elastanceRV pressure waveformsPeak exercise capacityRight ventricular dysfunctionSingle-beat analysisEnd-systolic elastanceSex-related differencesPA elastanceRV afterloadVentricular dysfunctionAfterload mismatchContractile impairment