The AUC for prediction of APE‐PAH by VEGF was 0.864 (95% CI: 0.805−0.924, p < .001), with a sensitivity of 0.800 and specificity of 0.841 when the cut‐off value was 329.49 pg/mL (Table 5 and Figure 1). This evidence concerns the gene VEGFA and pulmonary arterial hypertension.