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Abstract #2432

Prognostic significance of late gadolinium enhancement patterns in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Andrew James Swift 1 , Smitha Rajaram 2 , Dave Capener 3 , Judith Hurdman 4 , Robin Condliffe 4 , Charlie Elliot 4 , Jim Wild 3 , and David G Kiely 4

1 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S.Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 2 Radiology Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, S.Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 3 University of Sheffield, S.Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 4 Sheffield Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, S.Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Late gadolinium enhanced imaging allows the assessment of changes in the extra cellular compartment of myocardial tissue related to pathophysiological processes of oedema and fibrosis. This study shows that LGE of the interventricular septum in patients with pulmonary hypertension indicates a clinical phenotype with patients having higher right ventricular volume and worse outcome.

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