Pulmonary hypertension--some problems resolved. More remain to be solved

Pulmonary hypertension especially arterial and idiopathic is still a poorly understood disease often affecting young adults and leading to right ventricular overload, failure and death due to low cardiac output. Justification for new, aggressive, costly but effective methods of pharmacological and interventional treatment of pulmonary hypertension require precise, repeatedly performed prognostic assessment. This is currently provided not only by repeated right heart catheterization but mostly by exercise testing as well as non-invasive techniques such as echo-Doppler and biochemical myocyte markers including B-type natriuretic peptide and cardiac troponin. Such methods should allow better timing of atrial septostomy and listing for lung transplantation.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2004

Erschienen:

2004

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:111

Enthalten in:

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - 111(2004), 4 vom: 07. Apr., Seite 423-9

Sprache:

Polnisch

Weiterer Titel:

Nadciśnienie płucne--problem do rozwiazania

Beteiligte Personen:

Torbicki, Adam [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

114471-18-0
Biomarkers
Editorial
English Abstract
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
Troponin

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.12.2004

Date Revised 06.03.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM151871221