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An official American Thoracic Society Statement: pulmonary hypertension phenotypes.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Feb 2014
Dweik Raed A, Rounds Sharon, Erzurum Serpil C, Archer Stephen, Fagan Karen, Hassoun Paul M, Hill Nicholas S, Humbert Marc, Kawut Steven M, Krowka Michael, Michelakis Evangelos, Morrell Nicholas W, Stenmark Kurt, Tuder Rubin M, Newman John
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Current classification of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is based on a relatively simple combination of patient characteristics and hemodynamics. This limits customization of treatment, and lacks the clarity of a more granular identification based on individual patient phenotypes. Rapid advances in mechanistic understanding of the disease, improved imaging methods, and innovative biomarkers now provide...
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