Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease. 2) Paced rhythm 3) Pregnant or breast-feeding 4) Inability to obtain informed consent 5) Claustrophobia 6) Contraindication of contrast enhanced MRI 7)Inappropriate patients due to other reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemodynamic parameters obtained by MRI (arterial flow velocity, wall shear stress) The occurrence of clinical events Hemodynamic parameters obtained by right-sided heart catheterization Hemodynamic parameters obtained by ultrasonic cardiography 6-minute walk distance Serum BNP level | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics