Definitions and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 62; no. 25; pp. D42 - D50
• Main Authors: Hoeper, Marius M., Bogaard, Harm Jan, Condliffe, Robin, Frantz, Robert, Khanna, Dinesh, Kurzyna, Marcin, Langleben, David, Manes, Alessandra, Satoh, Toru, Torres, Fernando, Wilkins, Martin R., Badesch, David B.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 24.12.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; diagnosis; Heart; hemodynamics; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis; Hypertension, Pulmonary - epidemiology; Hypertension, Pulmonary - therapy; Medical sciences; Pneumology; Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards; pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases; right heart catheterization; screening; screening; SSc; pulmonary hypertension; diagnosis; HFpEF; PAPm; CO; IPAH; RHC; right heart catheterization; PVR; hemodynamics; HPAH; PAWP; LVEDP; CTD; NT-proBNP; DLCO; PAH; PH; WU; mean pulmonary artery pressure; connective tissue disease; cardiac output; pulmonary artery wedge pressure; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; pulmonary arterial hypertension; diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide; scleroderma; left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; Wood units; heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension; pulmonary vascular resistance; N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide; Respiratory disease; Definition; Cardiovascular disease; Circulatory system; Diagnosis; Cardiology; Pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined by a mean pulmonary artery pressure ≥25 mm Hg at rest, measured during right heart catheterization. There is still insufficient evidence to add an exercise criterion to this definition. The term pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) describes a subpopulation of...