Management of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

Management of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe, progressive condition of the small pulmonary vessels that leads to increased pulmonary vascular resistance, right ventricular failure and death. Patients in World Health Organization functional class (WHO FC) IV are the most severely affected in ter...

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Main Authors: G. Simonneau, J-L. Vachiéry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2010-12-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Subjects:
Combination treatment
prognosis
pulmonary arterial hypertension
World Health Organization functional class IV
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/19/118/279.full.pdf+html

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