التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Diagnosis and Hemodynamic Assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. |
| المؤلفون: |
Rajan Saggar |
| المصدر: |
Seminars in Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine; Aug2009, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p399-410, 12p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
PULMONARY hypertension diagnosis, HEMODYNAMICS, MORTALITY, ETIOLOGY of diseases, PULMONARY artery diseases, PULMONARY circulation disorders |
| مستخلص: |
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can occur as either a primary or a secondary process, and in general, its presence increases overall morbidity and mortality. Importantly, the majority of prior studies have been in the setting of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH); thus the following discussion focuses on IPAH. Because the majority of available diagnostic strategies lack sensitivity and specificity, the physician must maintain a high index of suspicion in considering PAH. This article provides an overview of the available diagnostic studies for PAH with a particular focus on hemodynamic assessment. Novel approaches to the often delayed diagnosis of PAH are being studied and are also discussed here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
