Myocardial Edema Provides a Link Between Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Pericardial Effusion

Circulation. 2022 Mar 15;145(11):793-795. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057666. Epub 2022 Mar 14.

Authors

Randolph H Stewart^{1

2}, Charles S Cox Jr^{1

3}, Steven J Allen¹, Glen A Laine¹

Affiliations

¹ Michael E. DeBakey Institute (R.H.S., C.S.C., S.J.A., G.A.L), Texas A&M University, College Station.
² Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (R.H.S.), Texas A&M University, College Station.
³ McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (C.S.C.).

PMID: 35286166
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057666

No abstract available

Keywords: atrial pressure; edema; lymph; myocardium; pericardial effusion; pulmonary arterial hypertension; venous pressure.

MeSH terms

Edema
Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary* / diagnosis
Hypertension, Pulmonary* / etiology
Pericardial Effusion* / diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion* / etiology
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension*