Key result
Clinical evaluation and transthoracic echocardiography serve as the essential first steps in the instrumental examination and precise diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.
Why the study?
Clinical diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension remains a challenge due to non-specific symptoms and diagnostic requirements, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment.
This review highlights the challenges in diagnosing pulmonary hypertension and emphasizes the role of clinical evaluation and transthoracic echocardiography as initial diagnostic steps.
Persistent PH diagnostic delays persist in practice; hypothesis-generating for tools and training to enable earlier detection.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) – is a pathophysiological condition, which characterized by pressure elevation in pulmonary vascular bed without regard to its causes. Despite the great progress in understanding of etiology, pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms of PH, clinical diagnosis is still a great challenge for the medical practitioner. Lack of specific symptoms, demand of wide range of knowledge, necessity of well-equipped hospital – all these reasons lead to late diagnosis and treatment. In this article we provide brief information of clinical evaluation in case of PH and transthoracic echocardiography as a first step of instrumental examination towards precise diagnosis. .
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Churkо et al. (2025) conducted a review in Pulmonary hypertension. Clinical evaluation and transthoracic echocardiography was evaluated. Clinical evaluation and transthoracic echocardiography serve as the essential first steps in the instrumental examination and precise diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.
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