Beyond the right ventricle: assessment of the left ventricular function in pulmonary hypertension

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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressure and is often associated with right ventricular dysfunction.
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Left ventricular (LV) function is increasingly recognized as significant in PH due to the interdependence between the left and right ventricles.
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Assessment of LV function in PH includes evaluating diastolic and systolic functions, interventricular septal morphology, and ventricular dyssynchrony.
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Differentiating pre-capillary from post-capillary PH requires understanding LV abnormalities, which manifest differently based on the type of PH.
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Future research should focus on developing standardized criteria and multimodal imaging techniques to improve LV function assessment in PH.

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