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Updated Perspectives on Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Blanco, Isabel Tura-Ceide, Olga Peinado, Victor Ivo Barberà , Joan Albert |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Journal: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Abstract: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a frequent and important complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is associated with worse clinical courses with more frequent exacerbation episodes, shorter survival, and greater need of health resources. PH is usually of moderate severity and progresses slowly, without altering right ventricular function in the majority of cases. Nevertheless, a reduced subgroup of patients may present disproportionate PH, with pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) largely exceeding the severity of respiratory impairment. These patients may represent a group with an exaggerated vascular impairment (pulmonary vascular phenotype) to factors that induce PH in COPD or be patients in whom idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) coexist. The present review addresses the current definition and classification of PH in COPD, the distinction among the different phenotypes of pulmonary vascular disease that might present in COPD patients, and the therapeutic approach to PH in COPD based on the available scientific evidence. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7293405/pdf https://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=58702 |
| Ending Page | 1324 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 1315 |
| ISSN | 11769106 |
| e-ISSN | 11782005 |
| DOI | 10.2147/copd.s211841 |
| Journal | International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Volume Number | ume 15 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Respiratory System Chronic Lung Disease Pulmonary Arterial Pressure Pulmonary Circulation Vascular Remodeling |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health Policy |