Pulmonary arterial hypertension: pathophysiology and anesthetic approach
G Blaise, D Langleben, B Hubert - The Journal of the American …, 2003 - pubs.asahq.org
IN 1998, the World Health Organization sponsored a symposium on pulmonary
hypertension at which a new, more clinically useful classification system was adopted. §
Traditionally, pulmonary hypertension had been classified as being primary or secondary.
The classification proposed at the World Health Organization symposium divides pulmonary
hypertension into five distinct categories (table 1):(1) pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
associated primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH)(familial and sporadic) and PAH related …
hypertension at which a new, more clinically useful classification system was adopted. §
Traditionally, pulmonary hypertension had been classified as being primary or secondary.
The classification proposed at the World Health Organization symposium divides pulmonary
hypertension into five distinct categories (table 1):(1) pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
associated primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH)(familial and sporadic) and PAH related …