Key result
The updated international guidelines for pulmonary hypertension lowered the haemodynamic threshold for diagnosis to a mean pulmonary artery pressure >20 mmHg and introduced new diagnostic algorithms.
Why the study?
International guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension were recently updated, necessitating a summary of key changes for general physicians who often first encounter these patients.
This review highlights key updates in pulmonary hypertension guidelines, notably the lowered diagnostic threshold of mPAP >20 mmHg, to aid general physicians in early diagnosis and referral.
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May facilitate earlier PH referral in practice; leaves open outcome impact of the lowered threshold in prospective studies.
Virsinskaite et al. (2023) conducted a review in Pulmonary hypertension. Updated international guidelines for diagnosis and management was evaluated. The updated international guidelines for pulmonary hypertension lowered the haemodynamic threshold for diagnosis to a mean pulmonary artery pressure >20 mmHg and introduced new diagnostic algorithms.
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