Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease

Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease

Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (PH-LHD) is the most common type of pulmonary hypertension, although an accurate prevalence is challenging. PH-LHD includes PH due to systolic or diastolic left ventricular dysfunction, mitral or aortic valve disease and congenital left heart disease....

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Main Authors: Athanasios Charalampopoulos, Robert Lewis, Peter Hickey, Charlotte Durrington, Charlie Elliot, Robin Condliffe, Ian Sabroe, David G. Kiely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
pulmonary hypertension
left heart disease
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
right heart catheterization
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00174/full

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