[Pulmonary hypertension: practical approach].
This manuscript reviews the definition and classification of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and the role played by echocardiography for its diagnosis based on a recent study performed by the authors. We stress the importance of identifying patients at risk and the necessity to rapidly perform complementary investigations.
Faculté de biologie et de médecine, Ecole de médecine, UNIL, Lausanne. alexandre.bongard@unil.ch
Alexandre
A
Bongard
John-David
JD
Aubert
Nicole
N
Aebischer
D000465:Algorithms; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000639:trends