An overview of the 6th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension

N Galiè, VV McLaughlin, LJ Rubin… - European Respiratory …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Since 1973 the World Symposia on Pulmonary Hypertension (WSPH) proceedings have
summarised the scientific advances and future needs in this field through the efforts of …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension: pathogenesis and clinical management

T Thenappan, ML Ormiston, JJ Ryan, SL Archer - Bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a resting mean pulmonary artery pressure of 25 mm
Hg or above. This review deals with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a type of …

Update of EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis

O Kowal-Bielecka, J Fransen, J Avouac… - Annals of the …, 2017 - ard.bmj.com
The aim was to update the 2009 European League against Rheumatism (EULAR)
recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc), with attention to new …

Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: CHEST guideline and expert panel report

C Kearon, EA Akl, J Ornelas, A Blaivas, D Jimenez… - Chest, 2016 - Elsevier
Background We update recommendations on 12 topics that were in the 9th edition of these
guidelines, and address 3 new topics. Methods We generate strong (Grade 1) and weak …

2017 Comprehensive update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines for the management of heart failure

JA Ezekowitz, E O'Meara, MA McDonald… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Since the inception of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society heart failure (HF) guidelines in
2006, much has changed in the care for patients with HF. Over the past decade, the HF …

Pediatric pulmonary hypertension: guidelines from the American heart association and American thoracic society

SH Abman, G Hansmann, SL Archer, DD Ivy, I Adatia… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Pulmonary hypertension is associated with diverse cardiac, pulmonary, and systemic
diseases in neonates, infants, and older children and contributes to significant morbidity and …

Therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension in adults: update of the CHEST guideline and expert panel report

JR Klinger, CG Elliott, DJ Levine, E Bossone, L Duvall… - Chest, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) carries a poor prognosis if not promptly
diagnosed and appropriately treated. The development and approval of 14 medications over …

Management of pulmonary arterial hypertension

VV McLaughlin, SJ Shah, R Souza… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common and may result from a number of disorders,
including left heart disease, lung disease, and chronic thromboembolic disease. Pulmonary …

Management of interstitial lung disease associated with connective tissue disease

SC Mathai, SK Danoff - Bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
The lung is a common site of complications of systemic connective tissue disease (CTD),
and lung involvement can present in several ways. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and …

Prognostic value of follow-up hemodynamic variables after initial management in pulmonary arterial hypertension

J Weatherald, A Boucly, D Chemla, L Savale, M Peng… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Hemodynamic variables such as cardiac index and right atrial pressure have
consistently been associated with survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) at the …