Pulmonary hypertension in older adults.
Pulmonary hypertension is a frequently encountered problem in older patients. True idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension can also be seen and requires careful exclusion in older patients. Institution of therapies must be tempered with an appreciation of individual comorbidities and functional limitations that may affect patients' ability to comply and benefit from the complex treatments available for pulmonary arterial hypertension. This article reviews the existing data on the various forms of pulmonary hypertension presenting in older patients and on appropriate therapy in this challenging population.
McArdle
John R
JR
Division of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, LCI 105D, P.O. Box 208057, New Haven, CT 06520-8057, USA. john.mcardle@yale.edu
Trow
Terence K
TK
Lerz
Kathryn
K
D000368:Aged; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications