2023
Cognitive impairment in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heller S, See C, Singh I, Fredericks C. Cognitive impairment in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Annals Of Clinical And Translational Neurology 2023, 10: 1899-1903. PMID: 37550957, PMCID: PMC10578884, DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionCognitive impairmentArterial hypertensionPulmonary artery pressureRight heart dysfunctionPulmonary vascular remodelingCognitive impairment syndromeVascular cognitive impairmentArtery pressureCardiopulmonary exerciseHeart dysfunctionNoninvasive markerCognitive dysfunctionVascular remodelingAdult subjectsImpairmentHypertensionUnderlying mechanismAbnormal increaseDysfunctionSyndromeCognitive evaluationSubjects
2022
Pressure‐based estimation of right ventricular ejection fraction
Heerdt PM, Singh I, Elassal A, Kheyfets V, Richter MJ, Tello K. Pressure‐based estimation of right ventricular ejection fraction. ESC Heart Failure 2022, 9: 1436-1443. PMID: 35150211, PMCID: PMC8934966, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular ejection fractionCardiac magnetic resonance imagingRight heart catheterizationPulmonary arterial hypertensionMagnetic resonance imagingRV pressure waveformsVentricular ejection fractionRV responseEjection fractionMale PAH patientsCardiac MRI measurementsReceiver operator characteristic curvePressure waveformROC curve analysisClinical reference standardOperator characteristic curveSignificant reductionMeasurements of RVEFPAH patientsArterial hypertensionHeart catheterizationSecondary outcomesStudy cohortLimits of agreementBland-Altman analysis
2021
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: the Bedside
Matusov Y, Singh I, Yu YR, Chun HJ, Maron BA, Tapson VF, Lewis MI, Rajagopal S. Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: the Bedside. Current Cardiology Reports 2021, 23: 147. PMID: 34410530, PMCID: PMC8375459, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-021-01573-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionPulmonary embolismMedical therapyRight ventricular failureThromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionAcute pulmonary embolismArterial hypertensionPulmonary hypertensionVentricular failureUncommon complicationDisease mimicsPulmonary vasculatureMultimodality approachUnderlying pathologyPercutaneous interventionCurrent diagnosisCTEPHHypertensionTherapyDiagnosisTreatmentEmbolismComplicationsEmboliSurgeryQuantification of Arterial and Venous Morphologic Markers in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Using CT Imaging
Rahaghi FN, Nardelli P, Harder E, Singh I, Sánchez-Ferrero GV, Ross JC, San José Estépar R, Ash SY, Hunsaker AR, Maron BA, Leopold JA, Waxman AB, San José Estépar R, Washko GR. Quantification of Arterial and Venous Morphologic Markers in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Using CT Imaging. CHEST Journal 2021, 160: 2220-2231. PMID: 34270966, PMCID: PMC8692106, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.06.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary arterial hypertensionControl subjectsPulmonary hypertensionSmall vessel volumeArterial hypertensionPulmonary arteryPulmonary vasculatureVascular tortuosityVascular volumeArterial volumePrecapillary pulmonary hypertensionCohort of patientsPulmonary vascular volumeVenous manifestationsThromboembolic diseaseCT angiogramArterial tortuosityHypertensionCT scanVessel volumeHeterogeneous diseasePatientsStudy designArteryPressure-based estimation of right ventricular ejection fraction: Validation as a clinically relevant target for drug development in a rodent model of pulmonary hypertension
Elassal A, Steppan J, Charania S, Santhanam L, Singh I, Heerdt PM. Pressure-based estimation of right ventricular ejection fraction: Validation as a clinically relevant target for drug development in a rodent model of pulmonary hypertension. Journal Of Pharmacological And Toxicological Methods 2021, 112: 107102. PMID: 34245885, PMCID: PMC8616781, DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2021.107102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular ejection fractionPulmonary arterial hypertensionRV pressure waveformsVentricular ejection fractionEjection fractionDepressed right ventricular ejection fractionClear prognostic significanceRight ventricular pressurePressure waveformVolume measurementsPAH therapyPulmonary hypertensionArterial hypertensionPrognostic significanceBland-Altman analysisVentricular pressureRat modelRV volumesRodent modelsDrug effectsHypertensionDrug developmentBeat intervalsRatsRelevant targetsImpact of right ventricular work and pulmonary arterial compliance on peak exercise oxygen uptake in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Messina CMS, Ferreira EVM, Singh I, Fonseca AXC, Ramos RP, Nery LE, Systrom DM, Oliveira RKF, Ota-Arakaki JS. Impact of right ventricular work and pulmonary arterial compliance on peak exercise oxygen uptake in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. International Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 331: 230-235. PMID: 33545265, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRV stroke work indexPulmonary arterial hypertensionRight heart catheterizationExercise right heart catheterizationIdiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertensionIdiopathic PAHCardiac outputPA complianceArterial hypertensionRight ventricularDynes/s/Mean pulmonary arterial pressurePeak exercise oxygen uptakePeak stroke volume indexPA wedge pressurePeak cardiac indexPulmonary vascular resistanceStroke volume indexStroke work indexCardiopulmonary exercise testingPulmonary arterial pressurePulmonary arterial complianceRight ventricular workAge-adjusted multivariate modelExercise oxygen uptake
2020
A 50-Year-Old Woman With Limited Scleroderma Presenting With Shortness of Breath
Walia A, Singh I, Ryu C, Lutchmansingh DD. A 50-Year-Old Woman With Limited Scleroderma Presenting With Shortness of Breath. CHEST Journal 2020, 158: e37-e40. PMID: 32654737, PMCID: PMC8097629, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.02.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial lung diseasePulmonary arterial pressurePulmonary arterial hypertensionArterial hypertensionMycophenolate mofetilLimited sclerodermaArterial pressureCalculated pulmonary vascular resistanceMean pulmonary arterial pressureSevere pulmonary arterial hypertensionStable interstitial lung diseasePulmonary arterial wedge pressureLow-dose prednisonePulmonary vascular resistanceRight heart catheterizationRight atrial pressureLower extremity edemaRight ventricular pressureChronic shortnessCardiac indexChest painHeart catheterizationSick contactsVascular resistanceWedge pressureDynamic right ventricular function response to incremental exercise in pulmonary hypertension
Singh I, Oliveira RKF, Heerdt P, Brown MB, Faria‐Urbina M, Waxman AB, Systrom DM. Dynamic right ventricular function response to incremental exercise in pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary Circulation 2020, 10: 1-8. PMID: 33062259, PMCID: PMC7534091, DOI: 10.1177/2045894020950187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight ventricle functionRight ventricle stroke work indexStroke work indexPulmonary hypertensionVentricle functionPeak oxygen uptakePeak VOIncremental exerciseArterial elastanceWork indexInvasive cardiopulmonary exercise testingGender-matched normal controlsExercise pulmonary hypertensionMaximum incremental exercisePulmonary arterial elastancePulmonary hypertension groupRight ventricle adaptationVentricular function responseCardiopulmonary exercise testingPulmonary hypertension patientsRight ventricle dysfunctionPulmonary arterial hypertensionOxygen uptakeArterial hypertensionHypertension groupA Pressure-Based Method for Estimation of Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction in a Rodent Model of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Heerdt P, Charania S, Elassal A, Singh I, Steppan J. A Pressure-Based Method for Estimation of Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction in a Rodent Model of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. 2020, a2086-a2086. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a2086.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Dynamic right ventricular–pulmonary arterial uncoupling during maximum incremental exercise in exercise pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension
Singh I, Rahaghi F, Naeije R, Oliveira R, Vanderpool RR, Waxman A, Systrom D. Dynamic right ventricular–pulmonary arterial uncoupling during maximum incremental exercise in exercise pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary Circulation 2019, 9: 1-10. PMID: 31218910, PMCID: PMC6643191, DOI: 10.1177/2045894019862435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary arterial hypertensionExercise pulmonary hypertensionRV-PA couplingMaximum incremental exerciseRV-PA uncouplingPulmonary hypertensionExercise pHRV contractilityArterial hypertensionExercise capacityIncremental exerciseInvasive cardiopulmonary exercise testingReduced peak oxygen consumptionPressure-volume loop analysisPulmonary arterial elastanceCardiopulmonary exercise testingRight ventricular functionPeak oxygen consumptionAge-matched controlsEnd-systolic elastanceContractile reserveExercise testingRV functionSuch patientsVentricular functionPulmonary Vascular Distensibility and Early Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension
Singh I, Oliveira RKF, Naeije R, Rahaghi FN, Oldham WM, Systrom DM, Waxman AB. Pulmonary Vascular Distensibility and Early Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension. CHEST Journal 2019, 156: 724-732. PMID: 31121149, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.04.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionAerobic exercise capacityExercise pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary hypertensionPulmonary vascular distensibilityExercise capacityUnexplained dyspneaControl subjectsVascular distensibilitySex-matched normal control subjectsInvasive pulmonary hemodynamicsRV pressure curveRV-PA couplingRV-PA uncouplingPulmonary vascular remodelingExercise stress testingEes/EaPeak oxygen consumptionNormal control subjectsPressure-flow plotsArterial hypertensionPulmonary hemodynamicsEjection fractionHeart failureRight ventricularMEF2 and the Right Ventricle: From Development to Disease
Clapham KR, Singh I, Capuano IS, Rajagopal S, Chun HJ. MEF2 and the Right Ventricle: From Development to Disease. Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine 2019, 6: 29. PMID: 30984767, PMCID: PMC6448530, DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2019.00029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary arterial hypertensionArterial hypertensionRight ventricleRight ventricular functionLife-limiting diseaseNovel therapeutic strategiesRight ventricular developmentEndothelial dysfunctionVentricular functionTherapeutic strategiesLeft ventricleHypertensionVentricleDisease statesVentricular developmentNormal physiologyMEF2 transcription factorsDiseaseAfterloadDysfunctionTranscription factors