Poor Right Atrium Function Impacts Disease Outcome in Idiopathic PAH, Researchers Say
Researchers found that impaired right atrium (RA) function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) carries a worse prognosis, or expected outcome. The right atrium is the upper chamber of the heart that pumps blood from the veins into the right ventricle (RV). The study, “Right atrial function…