title: [Pulmonary arterial hypertension: new treatments and case report.].
abstract: Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare disease with substantial morbidity and mortality. In the last few years significant progress has been made in the understanding of the pathogenesis and course of the disease. New classification and drug treatment have emerged. The new drugs are expensive but can improve quality of life significantly. Given here is a brief review and two cases presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Lung Diseases, Landspitali University Hospital, Fossvogi, 108 Reykjavík, Iceland. ggudmund@landspitali.is.
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guðmundsson
authors.forename: Gizur
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gottskálksson
authors.forename: Thornórarinn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gíslason