Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Pulmonary Hypertension

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can affect the course of different lung diseases, mainly chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), interstitial lung diseases (ILD), and obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). It is crucial to diagnose PH by using biomarkers, pulmonary function testing, imaging modalities, echocardiography, and, if possible, the gold standard test right heart catheterization. Noninvasive ventilation can improve PH-related symptoms in these patients.