Abstract Hypertensive Pulmonary Disease (HPD) can be defined as a set of pathophysiological pulmonary disorders that result in severe, progressive disease with high morbidity and mortality. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) is an easily accessible and essential imaging method for the evaluation of this disease, especially in children, where there are limitations to frequent and routine right-heart catheterization. In this review, we address the main echocardiographic techniques for the diagnosis and hemodynamic evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in the pediatric population. Early diagnosis […]

Abstract Introduction Pulmonary hypertension is potentially fatal and courses with important day-to-day limitation. While the treatment is capable of slowing the disease’s progression, increase in life expectancy is directly linked to early diagnosis and treatment. Objectives To analyze the relation between alterations detectable on routine exams performed on pulmonary hypertension patients (echocardiography, electrocardiography and computerized tomography) and increases on pulmonary artery systolic pressure. Methods We analyzed the recordings of patients presented with pulmonary hypertension, and separated them in two groups […]

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