Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Images

Each patient will also receive 6MWT at cardiovascular rehabilitation and preventive cardiology laboratory. Besides the distance covered in meters or converted measure (such as feet) over 6 minutes, a portable metabolic system is used to measure oxygen uptake during exercise (VO2 testing) for each patient.

MRI uses interaction of the magnetic properties of body tissues with strong magnetic fields to create images; for about 1 hour. Several sets of images are needed. No injection of drug or dye will be used for this procedure.