Table 2.

Right heart parameters predictive of mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension

TAPSE <1.8 cm [25]

TAPSE ≤1.7 cm + dilated IVC [27]

RV end-diastolic volume index ≥84 ml/m2[34▪]

Stroke volume index ≤25 ml/m2[34▪]

RV mass index ≥59 g/m2[34▪]

RA pressure [21,23,24]

RA : PCWP [18]

Cardiac index[21,23]

NT-pro BNP [20,21]

BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; IVC, inferior vena cava; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle; TAPSE, tricuspid annular planar systolic excursion.