title: Pulmonary hypertension update.
abstract: Research into the causes and treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) has provided new hope for this disease. This article reviews recent developments in its pathogenesis, classification, and treatment. An approach to diagnosing the patient with pulmonary hypertension also is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Brown University School of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Providence VA Medical Center, RI, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rounds
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D015994:Incidence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors