Episode 70: Passive Leg Raise and Occult HFpEF in Pulmonary Hypertension

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite author Dr. Ayumi Goda , from the Kyorin University Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, to discuss her team's paper, " Prevalence of occult HFpEF and age-specific efficacy of passive leg raise in pulmonary hypertension ." The discussion explores: How clinical observations led to the idea for a study on whether the passive leg raise could unmask occult HFpEF The potential diagnostic value of the passive leg raise in differing patient populations Age-specific cutoffs that may influence what kind of testing to use in clinical practice For the latest studies from JHLT, visit , or, if you're an ISHLT member, access your Journal membership at . Don't already get the Journal and want to read along? Join the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation at for a free subscription, or

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Episode 70: Passive Leg Raise and Occult HFpEF in Pulmonary Hypertension is an episode from JHLT: The Podcast by Jessica Burke.

This episode is 15:37 long.

This episode was published on Oct 1, 2025.

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