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Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension

Authors :
Abman, Steven H.
Hansmann, Georg
Archer, Stephen L.
Ivy, D. Dunbar
Adatia, Ian
Chung, Wendy K.
Hanna, Brian D.
Rosenzweig, Erika B.
Raj, J. Usha
Cornfield, David
Stenmark, Kurt R.
Steinhorn, Robin
Thébaud, Bernard
Fineman, Jeffrey R.
Kuehne, Titus
Feinstein, Jeffrey A.
Friedberg, Mark K.
Earing, Michael
Barst, Robyn J.
Keller, Roberta L.
Kinsella, John P.
Mullen, Mary
Deterding, Robin
Kulik, Thomas
Mallory, George
Humpl, Tilman
Wessel, David L.
Source :
Circulation (Ovid); November 2015, Vol. 132 Issue: 21 p2037-2099, 63p
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text.Pulmonary hypertension is associated with diverse cardiac, pulmonary, and systemic diseases in neonates, infants, and older children and contributes to significant morbidity and mortality. However, current approaches to caring for pediatric patients with pulmonary hypertension have been limited by the lack of consensus guidelines from experts in the field. In a joint effort from the American Heart Association and American Thoracic Society, a panel of experienced clinicians and clinician-scientists was assembled to review the current literature and to make recommendations on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of pediatric pulmonary hypertension. This publication presents the results of extensive literature reviews, discussions, and formal scoring of recommendations for the care of children with pulmonary hypertension.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00097322 and 15244539
Volume :
132
Issue :
21
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Circulation (Ovid)
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs48352160
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000329