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. 2012 Jan 18;14(1):6. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-14-6

Table 1.

Classification of PH and Pointers to Each Subset

Dana Point
Clinical Classification
Flags Suggested Sequences

Group Name
1. PAH Shunts, aberrant pulmonary veins Dedicated views, flow mapping and MRA
2. Left heart disease LV impairment, hypertrophy or wall motion abnormalities, dilated left atrium, valvular disease
Pulmonary vein stenosis
LGE and valve lesion quantification
Cine SSFP, flow and MRA
3. Lung diseases and/or hypoxia Emphysematous or fibrosed lung fields. However compared to high-resolution computed tomography, CMR images lungs poorly
4. CTEPH Filling defects in the pulmonary arteries MRA
5. Unclear and/or multifactorial mechanisms Lymphadenopathy
Absent spleen
LGE

PAH; Pulmonary arterial hypertension, CTEPH; chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, MRA; magnetic resonance angiography, LGE; late gadolinium enhancement SSFP: steady state free procession.