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2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines:
Pulmonary HypertensionDefinitions and Diagnosis
Eur Heart J, 2015 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv317
Eur Respir J, 2015 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01032-2015
Adam Torbicki, CMKP, ECZ-Otwock
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Declaration of COI
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• Janssen
• Orphan Pharmaceutics
• Sanofi
• United Therapeutics
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Definition of pulmonary hypertension
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Association of Borderline Pulmonary Hypertension With
Mortality and Hospitalization in a Large Patient Cohort:
Insights From the VA-CART Program
19 – 24 mmHg
Maron et al. Circulation 2016.
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Comprehensive clinical classification of pulmonary hypertension
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Haemodynamic definitions of pulmonary hypertension
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Haemodynamic definitions of pulmonary hypertension
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Comprehensive clinical classification of pulmonary hypertension
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65 year old male, HT, AF smoker with mild COPD
chronic myeloid leukemiatreated with dasatanib
history of acute PE
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PH-specific treatement indicated ?
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YES !
YES !
Cautiously…
Not indicatedno data …
Not indicatedpotentially dangerous
Not indicatedpotentially dangerous
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Diagnosing pulmonary hypertension
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• Acknowledge the need for RHC before introduction of anyspecific PH Tx
• Limit the need for RHC performed for diagnostic purposesin patients most likely belonging to PH groups 2,3,5
• Accept the areas of overlap between PH groups and „multifactorial” PH…
• Acknowledge the critical role of referral centers
Strategy which would:
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Diagnostic investigations utilized in patients with pulmonary hypertension
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Echocardiography in suspected pulmonary hypertension
• Should be performed when pulmonary hypertension is suspected
• Echo is not sufficient to support a PH-specific treatment decision: cardiac catheterization is required
• Echocardiographic examination is used to assign a level of probability of pulmonary hypertension
• Probability of pulmonary hypertension should not be defined only by a cut off value of peak tricuspid regurgitation velocity
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Echocardiographic probability of pulmonary hypertension in symptomatic patients with a suspicion of pulmonary hypertension
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Echocardiographic signs suggesting pulmonary hypertension (in addition to tricuspid regurgitation velocity measurements)
Eur Heart J 2015 doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehv317, Eur Respir J, 2015
For more details of echocardiographic assessment of the right heart:
Rudski LG et al J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010;23:685-713
Lang RM et al Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2015;16:233-71.
RV>LV domination RV/PA coupling RV failure
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Echocardiographic signs suggesting pulmonary hypertension (in addition to tricuspid regurgitation velocity measurements)
Eur Heart J 2015 doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehv317, Eur Respir J, 2015
RV>LV domination
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Echocardiographic signs suggesting pulmonary hypertension (in addition to tricuspid regurgitation velocity measurements)
Eur Heart J 2015 doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehv317, Eur Respir J, 2015
RV failure
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Echocardiographic signs suggesting pulmonary hypertension (in addition to tricuspid regurgitation velocity measurements)
Eur Heart J 2015 doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehv317, Eur Respir J, 2015
RV/PA coupling
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Echocardiographic signs suggesting pulmonary hypertension (in addition to tricuspid regurgitation velocity measurements)
Eur Heart J 2015 doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehv317, Eur Respir J, 2015
For more details of echocardiographic assessment of the right heart:
Rudski LG et al J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010;23:685-713
Lang RM et al Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2015;16:233-71.
No…
RV>LV domination RV/PA coupling RV failure
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Echocardiographic signs suggesting pulmonary hypertension used to assess the probability of pulmonary hypertension in addition to tricuspid regurgitation velocity measurements
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YES !
RV>LV domination RV/PA coupling RV failure
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Echocardiographic probability of pulmonary hypertension in symptomatic patients with a suspicion of pulmonary hypertension
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TRV ?IVC 30mm
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Echocardiographic probability of pulmonary hypertension in symptomatic patients with a suspicion of pulmonary hypertension
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TRV IVC 30mm
RV/LV > 1
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Echocardiographic probability of pulmonary hypertension in symptomatic patients with a suspicion of pulmonary hypertension
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TRV
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Diagnostic management according to echocardiographic probability of PH in patients with symptoms, with or without risk factors for PAH or CTEPH
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Diagnostic management according to echocardiographic probability of PH in patients with symptoms, with or without risk factors for PAH or CTEPH
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Diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary hypertension - 1
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Diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary hypertension - 1
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RV>LVdomination
RV/PA coupling
RV failure
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Diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary hypertension - 2
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Diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary hypertension - 2
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Diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary hypertension - 2
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Diagnostic management according to echocardiographic probability of PH in patients with symptoms, with or without risk factors for PAH or CTEPH
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65 year old male, HT, AF [group 2] PAWP > 15 mmHg
smoker with mild COPD [group 3], respiratory PAP swings
chronic myeloid leukemia (*) [group 5] PVR < 3 U (anemia?)
treated with dasatanib (*), [group 1] PVR > 3 U
with mild V/Q mismatch [group 4] RHC with PA angio
Additional diagnostic innformation from RHC beyond mPAP >25mmHg
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Subgroup 1’ pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
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Symptoms signs and ABG
• dyspnea on exertion, basal crackles, digital clubbing,
• low DLCO
Imaging/HRCT:
• Subpleural thickened septae
• Centrilobular ground glass opacities
• Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
FOB with BAL
• Hemosiderin-laden macrophages
RHC
• Normal PAWP !
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Recommendations for pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
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Recommendations for right heart catheterization in pulmonary hypertension
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Recommendations for right heart catheterization in pulmonary hypertension
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Recommendations for pulmonary arterial hypertension screening
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Recommendations for pulmonary arterial hypertension screening
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Recommendations for pulmonary arterial hypertension screening
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Conclusions
• Echocardiography should be performed when pulmonary hypertension is suspected
• Echocardiography is not sufficient to support a treatment decision about PAH drug therapies: cardiac catheterization is required
• It is recommended that right heart catheterization be performed in expert centres,
• Screening is recommended/should be considered in selected asymptomatic populations at risk of PAH
• The new diagnostic algorithm should help in moresystematic approach to PH diagnosis and management decisions
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Yes
Symptoms, signs, history suggestive of PH
Echocardiographic probability of PH
Consider left heart disease and lung disease
(symptoms, signs, risk factors, ECG,
PFT+DLCO, chest radiograph and HRCT, ABG)
Consider other causes
and/or follow-up
Diagnosis of left heart disease or lung disease
confirmed?
Signs of severe PH/RV
dysfunction
V/Q scan
Unmatched perfusion defects?
Refer to PH expert centre
Chest CT angiography
RHC
PAP ≥ 25 mmHg, PAWP/LVEDP ≤ 15 mmHg, PVR>3 U
High or intermediate Low
Consider
pulmonary angiograpy
Other PA
occlusions
CTEPH or PAH likely
CTEPH
Other specific diagnostic tests
PAH PVOD/PCH Group 5 PHGroup 2 or
3 PH
Yes
No
No
YES
Group
4 PH
Group
1/1’ PH
No
PAH likely