title: Saudi guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension: 2014 updates.
abstract: The Saudi Association for Pulmonary Hypertension (previously called Saudi Advisory Group for Pulmonary Hypertension) has published the first Saudi Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension back in 2008.[1] That guideline was very detailed and extensive and reviewed most aspects of pulmonary hypertension (PH). One of the disadvantages of such detailed guidelines is the difficulty that some of the readers who just want to get a quick guidance or looking for a specific piece of information might face. All efforts were made to develop this guideline in an easy-to-read form, making it very handy and helpful to clinicians dealing with PH patients to select the best management strategies for the typical patient suffering from a specific condition. This Guideline was designed to provide recommendations for problems frequently encountered by practicing clinicians involved in management of PH. This publication targets mainly adult and pediatric PH-treating physicians, but can also be used by other physicians interested in PH.
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Price Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Majdy M
authors: MM
authors: Idrees
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Sarfraz
authors: S
authors: Saleemi
authors: Department of Critical Care Medicine, King Fahd Medical Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors: M Ali
authors: MA
authors: Azem
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Price Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Saleh
authors: S
authors: Aldammas
authors: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Manal
authors: M
authors: Alhazmi
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Javid
authors: J
authors: Khan
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Abdulgafour
authors: A
authors: Gari
authors: Department of Pediatric, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Maha
authors: M
authors: Aldabbagh
authors: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Husam
authors: H
authors: Sakkijha
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Abdulla
authors: A
authors: Aldalaan
authors: Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Khalid
authors: K
authors: Alnajashi
authors: Department of Cardiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Waleed
authors: W
authors: Alhabeeb
authors: Department of Organ Transplant, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Imran
authors: I
authors: Nizami
authors: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Amjad
authors: A
authors: Kouatli
authors: Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Price Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: May
authors: M
authors: Chehab
authors: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Omar
authors: O
authors: Tamimi
authors: Department of Pediatric, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Hanaa
authors: H
authors: Banjar
authors: Department of Cardiac Science, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Tarek
authors: T
authors: Kashour
authors: Department of Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Lopes
authors: Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA.
authors: Omar
authors: O
authors: Minai
authors: Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Hassoun
authors: Department of CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India.
authors: Qadar
authors: Q
authors: Pasha
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
authors: Eckhard
authors: E
authors: Mayer
authors: Department of Cardiopulmonary science, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors: Ghazwan
authors: G
authors: Butrous
authors: Department of Cardiology section, CARE Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
authors: Sastry
authors: S
authors: Bhagavathula
authors: Department of Fondazione IR IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Ghio
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Swiston
authors: Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors: Adel
authors: A
authors: Boueiz
authors: Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA.
authors: Adriano
authors: A
authors: Tonelli
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors: Robert D
authors: RD
authors: Levy
authors: Department of Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
authors: Marius
authors: M
authors: Hoeper
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors: Rober D
authors: RD
authors: Levy
keywords: Pulmonary hypertension; SAPH guidelines; modified functional class; pulmonary vascular resistance; target therapy