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
2020
Systemic vascular distensibility relates to exercise capacity in connective tissue disease
Singh I, Oliveira RKF, Naeije R, Oldham WM, Faria-Urbina M, Waxman AB, Systrom DM. Systemic vascular distensibility relates to exercise capacity in connective tissue disease. Rheumatology 2020, 60: 1429-1434. PMID: 33001175, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCTD patientsSystemic oxygen extractionExercise capacityVascular distensibilityCardiopulmonary diseaseOxygen extractionDecreased exercise capacityStroke volume augmentationReduced exercise capacityCommon clinical manifestationsRadial arterial catheterConnective tissue diseaseAerobic exercise capacityPulmonary vascular distensibilityCardio-pulmonary diseasePressure-flow plotsPulmonary hypertensionCardiopulmonary exerciseHeart failureArterial catheterExercise intoleranceTissue diseaseClinical manifestationsNormal controlsPatients