Clinical challenges in pulmonary hypertension: Roger S. Mitchell lecture.
Despite major advances in our understanding of the pathophysiologic processes leading to pulmonary arterial hypertension and recent developments in therapeutic approaches, the long-term prognosis for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension remains unsatisfactory. Early detection and adequate clinical classification of the disease, better assessment of patients' prognosis, and improved therapeutic strategies are important challenges for clinicians in coming years.
Provencher
Steeve
S
Centre des Maladies Vasculaires Pulmonaires (UP-RES EA 2705), Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, AP-HP-Université Paris Sud XI, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, France. steeveprovencher@hotmail.com
Jais
Xavier
X
Yaici
Azzedine
A
Sitbon
Olivier
O
Humbert
Marc
M
Simonneau
Gérald
G
D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*