Pulmonary Hypertension: Types and Treatments
Key result
Accurate categorization of pulmonary hypertension by etiology is essential to guide appropriate treatment strategies, such as the early use of pulmonary vasodilators for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Population
Patients with pulmonary hypertension, including pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension…
Design
Review
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Implication
Supports etiology-specific vasodilator decisions in pulmonary hypertension; leaves open prospective validation of classification algorithms.
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Population
Patients with pulmonary hypertension, including pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension from associated conditions such as left heart disease.
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Intervention
Pulmonary vasodilators
Accurate categorization of pulmonary hypertension etiology is essential to ensure safe and effective use of pulmonary vasodilators.
Cite This Study
Rose‐Jones et al. (2014) conducted a review in Pulmonary Hypertension. Accurate categorization of pulmonary hypertension by etiology is essential to guide appropriate treatment strategies, such as the early use of pulmonary vasodilators for pulmonary arterial hypertension.