American Physiological Society, American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 6(319), p. H1438-H1450, 2020
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00442.2020
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In chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), proximal localization of vessel obstructions is associated with poor right ventricular (RV) function compared with distal localization, though pulmonary vascular resistance, vascular compliance, characteristic impedance, and the magnitude of wave reflection are similar. In proximal CTEPH, the RV is exposed to an earlier return of the reflected wave. Early wave reflection may increase RV wall stress and compromise RV function.