2023
Integrating Right Ventricular Pressure Waveform Analysis With Two-Point Volume Measurement for Quantification of Systolic and Diastolic Function: Experimental Validation and Clinical Application
Heerdt P, Martin-Flores M, Oakland H, Joseph P, Singh I. Integrating Right Ventricular Pressure Waveform Analysis With Two-Point Volume Measurement for Quantification of Systolic and Diastolic Function: Experimental Validation and Clinical Application. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2023, 37: 1929-1937. PMID: 37422337, PMCID: PMC10529383, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight heart catheterizationHeart catheterizationDiastolic functionRV volumesBeat measuresDiagnostic right heart catheterizationReference standardRight ventricular contractilityEnd-diastolic pressurePressure waveform analysisEnd-systolic elastancePotential clinical utilityClinical applicationRV volume measurementsVolume measurementsRV contractilityRV systolicVentricular contractilityRV pressureBland-Altman analysisClinical utilityAnesthetized swineNitric oxideExperimental modelContractility
2021
Pressure-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 targets