title: Severe pulmonary hypertension: critical care clinics.
abstract: Pulmonary hypertension has many causes and therapies. A meticulous evaluation is critical. Substantial advances in medical therapy have occurred over the past decade, and the future treatment of this syndrome is promising, with many new medications on the horizon.
authors.affiliation: Center for Pulmonary Heart Disease, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003422:Critical Care; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D011464:Epoprostenol