Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index (PAPi)

Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index (Korabathina 2012): (PA systolic − PA diastolic) / right atrial pressure; a low index flags RV dysfunction in acute inferior MI, advanced heart failure, and post-LVAD RV failure.

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Example

PA systolic pressure
40 mmHg
PA diastolic pressure
20 mmHg
Right atrial pressure
18 mmHg

Result: PAPi 1.11 — below 1.85: reduced, flags RV dysfunction in advanced heart failure.

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What the result means

Thresholds
Context-specific: < 1.0 severe RV dysfunction in acute RV/inferior MI and post-LVAD; < 1.85 RV dysfunction in advanced HF.

What you enter

  • PA systolic pressure
  • PA diastolic pressure
  • Right atrial pressure
How this is calculated
Formula
PAPi = (PA systolic − PA diastolic) / right atrial pressure.

Korabathina R, Heffernan KS, Paruchuri V, et al. The pulmonary artery pulsatility index identifies severe right ventricular dysfunction in acute inferior myocardial infarction. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012;80(4):593-600. Review: Lim HS, Gustafsson F. Eur J Heart Fail. 2020;22(1):32-38. Read the source ↗

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