The 6th WSPH Task Force on Hemodynamic Definitions and Clinical Classification recently proposed reducing the diagnostic mPAP threshold for pulmonary hypertension. After much debate among experts, ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Vallerie McLaughlin, MD: Hello, and welcome to this podcast series. I'm Dr Vallerie McLaughlin, the Kim A. Eagle Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular ...

Panelists discuss how pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis requires comprehensive evaluation including right heart catheterization to confirm hemodynamic criteria, with normal mean PA pressure ...

PAH is a disorder of vasoconstriction and proliferation, and treatment focuses on medications that act on or reverse these specific events. Conventional therapy consists of diuretics, oxygen, ...

Pulmonary hypertension life expectancy and prognosis can vary broadly, but have improved in the era of modern treatment.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe disease with poor prognosis and shortened life expectancy. Treatment has traditionally involved the sequential use of endothelin receptor agonists, ...

McLaughlin: Thanks, Ray. That's what we're talking about: PH classification, and what are the causes? There's so many things that can cause PH. And of course, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) ...