Right heart catheterisation: best practice and pitfalls in pulmonary hypertension

Right heart catheterisation (RHC) plays a central role in identifying pulmonary hypertension (PH) disorders, and is required to definitively diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Despite widespread acceptance, there is a lack of guidance regarding the best practice for performing RHC in cl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stephan Rosenkranz, Ioana R. Preston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2015-12-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/24/138/642.full