TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment of Non-Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension
AU - Hoeper, Marius M.
AU - Barberà, Joan Albert
AU - Channick, Richard N.
AU - Hassoun, Paul M.
AU - Lang, Irene M.
AU - Manes, Alessandra
AU - Martinez, Fernando J.
AU - Naeije, Robert
AU - Olschewski, Horst
AU - Pepke-Zaba, Joanna
AU - Redfield, Margaret M.
AU - Robbins, Ivan M.
AU - Souza, Rogério
AU - Torbicki, Adam
AU - McGoon, Michael
PY - 2009/6/30
Y1 - 2009/6/30
N2 - The 4th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension was the first international meeting to focus not only on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) but also on the so-called non-PAH forms of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The term "non-PAH PH" summarizes those forms of PH that are found in groups 2 to 5 of the current classification of PH, that is, those forms associated with left heart disease, chronic lung disease, recurrent venous thromboembolism, and other diseases. Many of these forms of PH are much more common than PAH, but all of them have been less well studied, especially in terms of medical therapy. The working group on non-PAH PH focused mainly on 4 conditions: chronic obstructive lung disease, interstitial lung disease, chronic thromboembolic PH, and left heart disease. The medical literature regarding the role of PH in these diseases was reviewed, and recommendations regarding diagnosis and treatment of PH in these conditions are provided. Given the lack of robust clinical trials addressing PH in any of these conditions, it is important to conduct further studies to establish the role of medical therapy in non-PAH PH.
AB - The 4th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension was the first international meeting to focus not only on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) but also on the so-called non-PAH forms of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The term "non-PAH PH" summarizes those forms of PH that are found in groups 2 to 5 of the current classification of PH, that is, those forms associated with left heart disease, chronic lung disease, recurrent venous thromboembolism, and other diseases. Many of these forms of PH are much more common than PAH, but all of them have been less well studied, especially in terms of medical therapy. The working group on non-PAH PH focused mainly on 4 conditions: chronic obstructive lung disease, interstitial lung disease, chronic thromboembolic PH, and left heart disease. The medical literature regarding the role of PH in these diseases was reviewed, and recommendations regarding diagnosis and treatment of PH in these conditions are provided. Given the lack of robust clinical trials addressing PH in any of these conditions, it is important to conduct further studies to establish the role of medical therapy in non-PAH PH.
KW - assessment
KW - diagnosis
KW - non-PAH pulmonary hypertension
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.008
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19555862
AN - SCOPUS:67649613565
VL - 54
SP - S85-S96
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
SN - 0735-1097
IS - 1 SUPPL. 1
ER -