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McCrory DC, Coeytaux RR, Schmit KM, et al. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Screening, Management, and Treatment [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2013 Apr. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 117.)

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Abbreviations

6MWD

6-minute walk distance

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

BID

two times per day

BNP

B-type natriuretic peptide

CI

confidence interval

CHF

congestive heart failure

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CTEPH

chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

CVD

collagen vascular disease

DLCO

diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide

FAC

fractional area change

FC

functional class

HR

hazard ratio

HRQOL

health-related quality of life

IQR

interquartile range

KQ

Key Question

MI

myocardial infarction

MIF

migration inhibitory factor

mo

month/months

mPAP

mean pulmonary artery pressure

MPI

myocardial performance index

NA

not applicable

NR

not reported

NT-proBNP

N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide

NYHA

New York Heart Association

OR

odds ratio

PAH

pulmonary arterial hypertension

PADP

pulmonary artery diastolic pressure

PASP

pulmonary artery systolic pressure

PCWP

pulmonary capillary wedge pressure

PH

pulmonary hypertension

PPH

primary pulmonary hypertension

PVR

pulmonary vascular resistance

QOL

quality of life

RA

right atrium

RAP

right atrial pressure

RHC

right heart catheterization

RIMP

right index of myocardial performance

RR

risk ratio

RV

right ventricle

RVEF

right ventricle ejection fraction

S′

tricuspid lateral annular systolic velocity

SD

standard deviation

SEM

standard error of the mean

SOE

strength of evidence

sPAP

systolic pulmonary artery pressure

SSc

systemic sclerosis

TAPSE

tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion

TDI

tissue Doppler imaging

TID

three times per day

TEP

Technical Expert Panel

TG

tricuspid gradient

TRV

tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity

VSD

ventricular septal defect

VTIRVOT

velocity-time integral of right ventricular outflow tract

yr

year/years

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