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Table 2 Criteria for closing cardiac shunts in PAH-CHD (from [51])

From: Strategies for the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with congenital heart disease

Pulmonary vascular resistance

Recommendations

Class of evidence

Level of evidence

PVRi

(WU.m2)

PVR

(WU)

Correctable*

< 4

< 2.3

Yes

IIa

C

> 8

> 4.6

No

IIa

C

4–8

2.3–4.6

Individual patient evaluation in tertiary centres

IIa

C