The authors of a study recently published on CHEST retrospectively analyzed data from adult patients enrolled in the French Pulmotension registry (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés No. 842063) from the Limoges Competence Center between May 1, 2020, and May 1, 2021. Inclusion criteria were the following: (1) confirmed pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnosed by Right Heart Catheterisation (RHC), and (2) Lung Ultrasound (LUS) and echocardiography performed before Right Heart Catheterisation.
The study highlights the potential value of Lung Ultrasound as a complementary tool to Right Heart Catheterisation for the classification of pulmonary hypertension. Incorporating a simple A-line/B-line assessment into the diagnostic algorithm may help guide the bedside diagnostic approach, particularly in ambiguous cases or when invasive measures yield equivocal results.
Future prospective studies in larger and more diverse cohorts, including reproducibility assessments, are warranted to validate these findings and to define the role of Lung Ultrasound in pulmonary hypertension workup more precisely.
Citation
A Proof of Concept for the Use of Lung Ultrasound in the Diagnostic Approach of Pulmonary Hypertension, Aguado, Benoit et al. CHEST Pulmonary, Volume 4, Issue 1, 100225 March 2026, DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2025.100225
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