Brittany Foster

1 month ago | pulmonaryhypertensionnews.com | Steve Bryson |Lindsey Shapiro |Marisa Wexler |Brittany Foster

A higher diameter ratio on CT scans between the right ventricle and left ventricle, which are the heart’s lower chambers, independently predicts major adverse cardiovascular events in people with pulmonary hypertension (PH), a study reports. “In our study, the [right ventricle/left ventricle] ratio not only well reflected PH severity, but also emerged as the strongest predictor of MACE [major adverse cardiovascular events],” the researchers wrote.