Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Is Attributed to Loading Rather Than Intrinsic Myocardial Disease: A CMR 2D Phase Contrast Study

• Ashwin Venkateshvaran, PhD,
• Jessica Bohlin, BSc,
• Elsa Bergström, MD,
• Barbro Kjellström, PhD,
• Anders Nelsson, MD,
• Anna Werther Evaldsson, PhD,
• Göran Rådegran, MD, PhD,
• Håkan Arheden, MD, PhD,
• Ellen Ostenfeld, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Ashwin Venkateshvaran, PhD

Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

Jessica Bohlin, BSc

Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

Elsa Bergström, MD

Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

Barbro Kjellström, PhD

Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

Anders Nelsson, MD

Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

Anna Werther Evaldsson, PhD

Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

Göran Rådegran, MD, PhD

Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

Håkan Arheden, MD, PhD

Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

Ellen Ostenfeld, MD, PhD

Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden