title: Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Thoracic Society position statement on pulmonary arterial hypertension.
abstract: The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Canadian Thoracic Society requested a position statement on pulmonary arterial hypertension from leading Canadian experts. The present document is intended to act as an update for the clinician, to provide a template for the initial evaluation of patients, to enable understanding of current therapeutic paradigms based on approved indications for Canada, to highlight new therapies on the horizon, and to state the positions of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Canadian Thoracic Society on resource management for pulmonary arterial hypertension in Canada.
authors.affiliation: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. david.langleben@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Langleben
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Granton
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Michelakis
authors.forename: Duncan J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012955:Societies, Medical