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Summary: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnostic criteria are currently defined as a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) ≥25 mmHg measured during a resting right heart catheterisation (RHC). However, the upper limit of normal for mPAP is believed to be around 20 mmHg. Patients with mPAP >20 mm...

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Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2017
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Expert opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5467664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28620436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/20734735.132217
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Sumario:Summary: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnostic criteria are currently defined as a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) ≥25 mmHg measured during a resting right heart catheterisation (RHC). However, the upper limit of normal for mPAP is believed to be around 20 mmHg. Patients with mPAP >20 mmHg but <25 mmHg are considered as having “borderline” PH. The clinical and prognostic relevance of this population is not completely understood.

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