Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9182261 | Revista Española de Cardiología Suplementos | 2005 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is associated with an increasing number of different diseases, which makes necessary to establish a systematic diagnostic approach, and to define a classification. The main topics in this review will be the recent advances in pathobiology, the new clinical classification, the changes in diagnostic definitions and the last therapeutic approaches, pointing out the future directions. Finally, recent recommendations for diagnosis and treatment published by the main scientific societies are provided.
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Authors
Pilar Escribano, Carmen Jiménez, Carlos Sáenz de la Calzada,