Differences in Pulmonary Artery Flow Hemodynamics Between PAH and PH‐HFpEF: Insights From 4D‐Flow CMR
ABSTRACT Pulmonary artery (PA) flow analysis is crucial for understanding the progression of pulmonary hypertension (PH). We hypothesized that PA flow characteristics vary according to PH etiology. In this study, we used 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) to compare PA flow velo...
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| description | ABSTRACT Pulmonary artery (PA) flow analysis is crucial for understanding the progression of pulmonary hypertension (PH). We hypothesized that PA flow characteristics vary according to PH etiology. In this study, we used 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) to compare PA flow velocity and wall shear stress (WSS) between patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and those with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and pulmonary hypertension (PH‐HFpEF). We enrolled 13 PAH and 15 PH‐HFpEF patients. All participants underwent echocardiography, 4D flow CMR, and right heart catheterization. We compared right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) flow and main pulmonary artery (MPA) hemodynamics, including peak velocity and mean and maximum WSS, between groups. PH‐HFpEF patients were older and more likely to have hypertension. PAH patients had higher mean PA pressure (47.8 ± 8.8 vs. 32.9 ± 6.9 mmHg, p < 0.001) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) (8.6 ± 4.6 vs. 2.6 ± 2.2 wood unit, p < 0.001). RVOT systolic notching was more common in PAH patients (8 of 13 vs. 0 of 15), and they had shorter RVOT acceleration time (85.5 ± 20.9 vs. 135.0 ± 21.7 ms, p < 0.001). PAH patients had lower MPA Vmax (0.8 ± 0.2 vs. 1.1 ± 0.4 m/s, p = 0.032), mean WSS (0.29 ± 0.09 vs. 0.36 ± 0.06 Pa, p = 0.035), and maximal WSS (0.99 ± 0.18 vs. 1.21 ± 0.19 Pa, p = 0.011). Anterior MPA analysis confirmed lower WSS in PAH patients. PVR was negatively correlated with MPA mean WSS (r = −0.630, p = 0.002). PAH patients had lower MPA Vmax and lower mean MPA WSS in 4D flow CMR compared to PH‐HFpEF patients. These distinct PA flow characteristics suggest that the flow hemodynamics of the PA remodeling process differ depending on the underlying etiology of PH. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1a182d9c07c4aa8a2a6a29313b59ff52025-08-20T03:44:21ZengWileyPulmonary Circulation2045-89402025-01-01151n/an/a10.1002/pul2.70022Differences in Pulmonary Artery Flow Hemodynamics Between PAH and PH‐HFpEF: Insights From 4D‐Flow CMRBong‐Joon Kim0Jeesoo Lee1Haben Berhane2Benjamin H. Freed3Sanjiv J. Shah4James D. Thomas5Division of Cardiology Northwestern University Chicago Illinois USADivision of Radiology Northwestern University Chicago Illinois USADivision of Radiology Northwestern University Chicago Illinois USADivision of Cardiology Northwestern University Chicago Illinois USADivision of Cardiology Northwestern University Chicago Illinois USADivision of Cardiology Northwestern University Chicago Illinois USAABSTRACT Pulmonary artery (PA) flow analysis is crucial for understanding the progression of pulmonary hypertension (PH). We hypothesized that PA flow characteristics vary according to PH etiology. In this study, we used 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) to compare PA flow velocity and wall shear stress (WSS) between patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and those with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and pulmonary hypertension (PH‐HFpEF). We enrolled 13 PAH and 15 PH‐HFpEF patients. All participants underwent echocardiography, 4D flow CMR, and right heart catheterization. We compared right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) flow and main pulmonary artery (MPA) hemodynamics, including peak velocity and mean and maximum WSS, between groups. PH‐HFpEF patients were older and more likely to have hypertension. PAH patients had higher mean PA pressure (47.8 ± 8.8 vs. 32.9 ± 6.9 mmHg, p < 0.001) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) (8.6 ± 4.6 vs. 2.6 ± 2.2 wood unit, p < 0.001). RVOT systolic notching was more common in PAH patients (8 of 13 vs. 0 of 15), and they had shorter RVOT acceleration time (85.5 ± 20.9 vs. 135.0 ± 21.7 ms, p < 0.001). PAH patients had lower MPA Vmax (0.8 ± 0.2 vs. 1.1 ± 0.4 m/s, p = 0.032), mean WSS (0.29 ± 0.09 vs. 0.36 ± 0.06 Pa, p = 0.035), and maximal WSS (0.99 ± 0.18 vs. 1.21 ± 0.19 Pa, p = 0.011). Anterior MPA analysis confirmed lower WSS in PAH patients. PVR was negatively correlated with MPA mean WSS (r = −0.630, p = 0.002). PAH patients had lower MPA Vmax and lower mean MPA WSS in 4D flow CMR compared to PH‐HFpEF patients. These distinct PA flow characteristics suggest that the flow hemodynamics of the PA remodeling process differ depending on the underlying etiology of PH.https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.700224D‐flow CMRheart failure with preserved ejection fraction with pulmonary hypertensionpulmonary arterial hypertensionpulmonary artery flow hemodynamics |
| spellingShingle | Bong‐Joon Kim Jeesoo Lee Haben Berhane Benjamin H. Freed Sanjiv J. Shah James D. Thomas Differences in Pulmonary Artery Flow Hemodynamics Between PAH and PH‐HFpEF: Insights From 4D‐Flow CMR Pulmonary Circulation 4D‐flow CMR heart failure with preserved ejection fraction with pulmonary hypertension pulmonary arterial hypertension pulmonary artery flow hemodynamics |
| title | Differences in Pulmonary Artery Flow Hemodynamics Between PAH and PH‐HFpEF: Insights From 4D‐Flow CMR |
| title_full | Differences in Pulmonary Artery Flow Hemodynamics Between PAH and PH‐HFpEF: Insights From 4D‐Flow CMR |
| title_fullStr | Differences in Pulmonary Artery Flow Hemodynamics Between PAH and PH‐HFpEF: Insights From 4D‐Flow CMR |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differences in Pulmonary Artery Flow Hemodynamics Between PAH and PH‐HFpEF: Insights From 4D‐Flow CMR |
| title_short | Differences in Pulmonary Artery Flow Hemodynamics Between PAH and PH‐HFpEF: Insights From 4D‐Flow CMR |
| title_sort | differences in pulmonary artery flow hemodynamics between pah and ph hfpef insights from 4d flow cmr |
| topic | 4D‐flow CMR heart failure with preserved ejection fraction with pulmonary hypertension pulmonary arterial hypertension pulmonary artery flow hemodynamics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.70022 |
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