title: Role of Biomarkers in the Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension.
abstract: Pulmonary hypertension is a severe and debilitating disease with no definite cure, and the domain of targeted therapies is a promising field for better management of this severe condition. The disease comprises pulmonary arterial remodeling, hypoxia, endothelial dysfunction, and inflammation, with subsequent organ damage including right heart and liver dysfunction. Biomarkers have a valuable role at different levels of the disease, from diagnosis to risk assessment and management, in order to decrease the burden of the disease in terms of both morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Echocardiography Unit, Cardiology division, University Hospital Notre Dame des Secours, Byblos, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rameh
authors.affiliation: Echocardiography Unit, Cardiology division, University Hospital Notre Dame des Secours, Byblos, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kossaify
keywords: arterial; biomarkers; hypertension; pulmonary