Pulmonary Hypertension: A Brief Guide for Clinicians
Why the study?
Pulmonary hypertension affects approximately 1% of the global population and over half of patients with heart failure, making it likely that cardiologists will encounter it in their practice.
Design
Clinical guide
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Discussion
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Implication
Highlights PH burden in HF; leaves open optimal subgroup-specific strategies pending prospective data.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with suspected or confirmed pulmonary hypertension (PH), including pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), PH due to left-sided heart disease, PH due to chronic lung disease, and chronic thromboembolic PH (CTEPH).
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Intervention
Diagnostic workup (ECG, chest radiography, pulmonary function tests, echocardiography, V/Q scan, right-sided heart catheterization) and management strategies (surgical pulmonary endarterectomy, targeted medical therapies).
Provides a clinical overview of the classification, diagnostic workup, and management of pulmonary hypertension for clinicians.
Cite This Study
Mandras et al. (2020) studied this question.