Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
Conditions
Interventions
To create the pressure-volume changes we will use a balloon-catheter to partially obstruct the venous return in the Vena Cava inferior.
Sponsors
Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - strong suspicion of PAH, WHO group 1, confirmed during right hearth catheterization. - Over 18 years of age - voluntary
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - cardiovascular diseases, other than PAH - diabetes mellitus
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - The relation between the systolic slope of the deformation-area loop and the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship of the pressure volume curve. - The relation between the slope of the diastolic part of the deformation-area loop during passive filling and the end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship of the pressure volume curve. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Other correlation between the characteristics of the deformation-area loop and the pressure-volume curve. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactHugo Hulshof
Phililps van Leijdenlaan 15
Outcome results
None listed