title: [Clinical classification and initial diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: recommendations of the Cologne Consensus Conference 2016].
abstract: The 2015 European Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension are also valid for Germany. The guidelines contain detailed information about the clinical classification and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, and furthermore provide novel recommendations for risk stratification and follow-up assessments. 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 2016, 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 clinical classification and initial diagnosis of PH. This article summarizes the results and recommendations of this working group.
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mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000592:standards*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D009626:Terminology as Topic