Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a major complication of several haematological disorders. Chronic myeloproliferative diseases (CMPDs) associated with pulmonary hypertension have been included in group five of the clinical classification for pulmonary hypertension, corresponding to pulmonary hypertension for which the aetiology is unclear and/or multifactorial. The aim of this review is to discuss the epidemiology, pathogenic mechanism and treatment approaches of the more common forms of pulmonary hypertension in the context of CMPD's: chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, precapillary pulmonary hypertension and drug-induced PH.
Abstract
Epidemiology, pathogenic mechanism and treatment approach of PH in patients with chronic myeloproliferative diseases http://ow.ly/Q1QX4
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Conflict of interest: Disclosures can be found alongside the online version of this article at err.ersjournals.com
Provenance: Publication of this peer-reviewed article was sponsored by F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland (principal sponsor, European Respiratory Review issue 137).
- Received May 14, 2015.
- Accepted July 23, 2015.
- Copyright ©ERS 2015.
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