Echocardiographic Ventricular Septal Motion Abnormalities Are Associated With Pre-Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Preserved Left Ventricular Function

Ventricular septal motion abnormalities (VSMA) are common echocardiographic finding in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PHTN). This study sought to evaluate the relationship between echocardiographic findings and the classification of PHTN.This study retrospectively studied 146 consecutive patients referred for right heart catheterisation for clinically suspected PHTN. VSMA were defined as any echocardiographic description of leftward...