title: [Classification and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension].
abstract: An increase in wedge pressure distinguishes right heart strain due to pulmonary congestion from cor pulmonale with normal pulmonary capillary pressure. Pulmonary hypertension might be due to exogenous hypoxia, obstructive sleep apnea, acute and chronic airway obstruction, diseases of the lung parenchyma, and vascular bed impairment of the thoracopulmonary mechanics, including neurogenic and muscular disorders, cardiac insufficiency of the left heart, and valvular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Pneumologie, Universität Freiburg.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matthys
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Einteilung und Diagnose der pulmonalen Hypertonie.