Pulmonary Hypertension in Left Heart Diseases: Pathophysiology, Hemodynamic Assessment and Therapeutic Management.

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Title
Pulmonary Hypertension in Left Heart Diseases: Pathophysiology, Hemodynamic Assessment and Therapeutic Management.
Journal
International journal of molecular sciences
Author(s)
Ltaief Z., Yerly P., Liaudet L.
ISSN
1422-0067 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1422-0067
Publication state
Published
Issued date
09/06/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
24
Number
12
Pages
9971
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with left heart diseases (PH-LHD), also termed group 2 PH, represents the most common form of PH. It develops through the passive backward transmission of elevated left heart pressures in the setting of heart failure, either with preserved (HFpEF) or reduced (HFrEF) ejection fraction, which increases the pulsatile afterload of the right ventricle (RV) by reducing pulmonary artery (PA) compliance. In a subset of patients, progressive remodeling of the pulmonary circulation resulted in a pre-capillary phenotype of PH, with elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) further increasing the RV afterload, eventually leading to RV-PA uncoupling and RV failure. The primary therapeutic objective in PH-LHD is to reduce left-sided pressures through the appropriate use of diuretics and guideline-directed medical therapies for heart failure. When pulmonary vascular remodeling is established, targeted therapies aiming to reduce PVR are theoretically appealing. So far, such targeted therapies have mostly failed to show significant positive effects in patients with PH-LHD, in contrast to their proven efficacy in other forms of pre-capillary PH. Whether such therapies may benefit some specific subgroups of patients (HFrEF, HFpEF) with specific hemodynamic phenotypes (post- or pre-capillary PH) and various degrees of RV dysfunction still needs to be addressed.
Keywords
Humans, Hypertension, Pulmonary/therapy, Hypertension, Pulmonary/complications, Heart Failure/complications, Heart Failure/therapy, Stroke Volume, Pulmonary Circulation/physiology, Hemodynamics, left heart disease, pathophysiology, pulmonary hypertension, therapeutics
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Web of science
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Yes
Funding(s)
Swiss National Science Foundation
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