Increased difference between PADP and PCWP is suggestive of pulmonary vascular remodeling

• related: cardiac hemodynamics and pressures
• tags: #permanent

Diastolic pulmonary gradient (DPG) is difference between pulmonary artery diastolic pressure and pulmonay capillary wedge pressure. Normally, these two numbers should be equal. In patients with pulmonary vascular remodeling,the PADP is higher than PCWP. A DPG > 7 is high, is suggestive of remodeling, and is associated with increased mortality.¹

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