Table 1

Recommendations on haemodynamic assessment and acute pulmonary vasoreactivity testing in the evaluation of children with pulmonary vascular disease

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  • The recommendations relate to the grading system currently suggested by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), and were based on paediatric data only (class, level of evidence). The grading and voting process within the writing group is outlined in the executive summary42 of this online supplement.

  • COR, class of recommendation; LOE, level of evidence; RHC, right heart catheterization; PVRi, indexed pulmonary vascular resistance; SVRi, indexed systemic vascular resistance.