Classifications and Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension

Drs Vallerie McLaughlin and Raymond Benza discuss the classifications and causes of pulmonary hypertension.

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Resources

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/303098-overview#a4

The Definition of Pulmonary Hypertension: History, Practical Implications and Current Controversies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8753640/pdf/EDU-0076-2021.pdf

Pulmonary Hypertension https://phassociation.org/types-pulmonary-hypertension-groups/

Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500055-overview

Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500056-overview

Group 4 Pulmonary Hypertension https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500057-overview

Predicting Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Insights From the Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-Term Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Disease Management (REVEAL) https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.898122

Evidence-Based Detection of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis: The DETECT Study https://ard.bmj.com/content/73/7/1340