Diagnostic concordance of different criteria for exercise pulmonary hypertension in subjects with normal resting pulmonary artery pressure

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 254 - 257
• Main Authors: Godinas, Laurent, Lau, Edmund M., Chemla, Denis, Lador, Frédéric, Savale, Laurent, Montani, David, Jaïs, Xavier, Sitbon, Olivier, Simonneau, Gérald, Humbert, Marc, Hervé, Philippe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.2016

Pulmonary hypertension is defined by a resting mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) greater than or equal to 25mmHg [1]. Despite a better understanding of the biology of pulmonary hypertension and new therapeutic advances, pulmonary hypertension remains diagnosed late in its natural history and is...