title: Saudi Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension: General management for pulmonary hypertension.
abstract: Treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients is challenging and should only be initiated after a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation. Such treatment should ideally be done in specialized centers with full capability for hemodynamic measurements, having access to a broad range of PAH therapies, and adequate experience in the management of critically ill patients. The following discussion is intended to review the general measures and the non-specific (supportive) therapy used in managing PH patients, while the specific therapy will be discussed in a subsequent different article.
authors: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Majdy M
authors: MM
authors: Idrees
authors: Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Swiston
authors: Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors: Robert D
authors: RD
authors: Levy
keywords: Pulmonary hypertension; Saudi association for pulmonary hypertension guidelines; general measures; supportive therapy