Non-invasive diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: ESC/ERS Guidelines with Updated Commentary of the Cologne Consensus Conference 2011.
The 2009 European Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension have been adopted for Germany. The guidelines contain detailed recommendations for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension. However, the practical implementation of the European Guidelines in Germany requires the consideration of several country-specific issues and already existing novel data. This requires a detailed commentary to the guidelines, and in some aspects an update already appears necessary. In June 2010, a Consensus Conference organized by the PH working groups of the German Society of Cardiology (DGK), the German Society of Respiratory Medicine (DGP) and the German Society of Pediatric Cardiology (DGPK) was held in Cologne, Germany. This conference aimed to solve practical and controversial issues surrounding the implementation of the European Guidelines in Germany. To this end, a number of working groups was initiated, one of which was specifically dedicated to the non-invasive diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension. This manuscript describes in detail the results and recommendations of the working group which were last updated in October 2011.
Center for pulmonary hypertension, Chest Clinic at University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. ekkehard.gruenig@thoraxklinik-heidelberg.de
Ekkehard
E
Grünig
Andreas
A
Barner
Michael
M
Bell
Martin
M
Claussen
Michael
M
Dandel
Daniel
D
Dumitrescu
Matthias
M
Gorenflo
Stephan
S
Holt
Gabor
G
Kovacs
Sebastian
S
Ley
Joachim F
JF
Meyer
Stefan
S
Pabst
Gabriela
G
Riemekasten
Joachim
J
Saur
Martin
M
Schwaiblmair
Cathérine
C
Seck
Lutz
L
Sinn
Stephan
S
Sorichter
Jörg
J
Winkler
Hanno H
HH
Leuchte
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