Media Highlight Novel Screening Tool for Faster, Earlier Diagnosis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Developed by Dr. Anjali Vaidya and Physicians at Lewis Katz School of Medicine

A novel screening approach developed by physicians at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University shows significant promise for improving the detection of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The new research, published online April 5 in the American Heart Journal, shows that the virtual echocardiography screening tool (VEST), when incorporated into the electronic medical record (EMR) system, can generate accurate PAH risk scores – without the need for time-consuming manual calculations. The approach is the first of its kind in the field of pulmonary vascular medicine. Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP, Co-Director of the Advanced Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure & Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Program at Temple University Hospital, is the lead author on the new study. Medical Xpress highlighted the news.