Definitions and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension

MM Hoeper, HJ Bogaard, R Condliffe, R Frantz… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined by a mean pulmonary artery pressure ≥25 mm Hg …
artery wedge pressure (PAWP) ≤15 mm Hg and a pulmonary vascular resistance >3 Wood …

2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension: Developed by the task force for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary …

M Humbert, G Kovacs, MM Hoeper… - European heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a pathophysiological disorder that may involve multiple
clinical conditions and may be associated with a variety of cardiovascular and respiratory …

Diagnosis and assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

…, MA Gomez Sanchez, MM Hoeper… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
… to 46 mm Hg and to PAP 36 to 51 mm Hg, if a fixed right atrial pressure (RAP) estimate of 5
mm Hg is used (55). It seems reasonable to consider TJV >2.8 m/s and TIPG ≥31 mm Hg at …

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension of the European …

N Galie, MM Hoeper, M Humbert, A Torbicki… - European heart …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Thus, the task of writing Guidelines or Expert Consensus documents covers not only the
integration of the most recent research, but also the creation of educational tools and …

[HTML][HTML] Inhaled iloprost for severe pulmonary hypertension

…, S Nikkho, R Speich, MM Hoeper… - … England Journal of …, 2002 - Mass Medical Soc
… The inclusion criteria were a mean pulmonary-artery pressure greater than 30 mm Hg, the
… Exclusion criteria were a pulmonary-artery wedge pressure at rest of more than 15 mm Hg, …

[HTML][HTML] Riociguat for the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

…, AM D'Armini, F Grimminger, MM Hoeper… - … England Journal of …, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
… criteria were a 6-minute walk distance of 150 to 450 m, pulmonary vascular resistance of
more than 300 dyn·sec·cm –5 , and a mean pulmonary-artery pressure of at least 25 mm Hg. …

Treatment of patients with mildly symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension with bosentan (EARLY study): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial

N Galič, LJ Rubin, MM Hoeper, P Jansa, H Al-Hiti… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension have been mainly studied in
patients with advanced disease (WHO functional class [FC] III and IV). This study was designed …

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) results from an international prospective registry

…, I Simkova, JA Barberą, M De Perrot, MM Hoeper… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
… ) ≥25 mm Hg at rest or ≥30 mm Hg after exercise and a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
≤15 Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension mm Hg (or >15 mm Hg if justified). …

[HTML][HTML] Initial use of ambrisentan plus tadalafil in pulmonary arterial hypertension

…, AE Frost, HA Ghofrani, MM Hoeper… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
… For each participant, the mean pulmonary artery pressure was required to be 25 mm Hg
or greater. Enrolled participants had either not received previous treatment with an approved …

Exercise and respiratory training improve exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with severe chronic pulmonary hypertension

…, N Ehlken, S Kreuscher, S Ghofrani, MM Hoeper… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with restricted physical capacity,
limited quality of life, and a poor prognosis because of right heart failure. The present study …