How to detect disease progression in pulmonary arterial hypertension

How to detect disease progression in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rapidly progressive disease, ultimately leading to right heart failure and death. Accumulating evidence indicates that intervention early in disease progression results in better outcomes than delaying treatment. In this review we will discuss the assessmen...

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Main Authors: J-L. Vachiéry, P. Yerly, S. Huez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2012-03-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Subjects:
Assessment
disease progression
prognosis
pulmonary hypertension
treatment
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/21/123/40.full.pdf+html

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