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New guidelines for pulmonary hypertension
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| Title: | New guidelines for pulmonary hypertension |
| Author: | Hsu, Nan-shing; Borman, Patricia |
| Keywords: |
diagnostic guidelines
clinical practice guidelines stage-based therapy |
| Date: | 2008-09 |
| Publisher: | Family Physicians Inquiries Network |
| Citation: | Evidence Based Practice 11(9): 09-10. |
| Abstract: | Right-heart catheterization is the gold standard for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension. Medical management should be based on functional status using supportive and specific therapies. (strength of recommendation [SOR] A, based on evidence-based guidelines.) If possible, patients should be referred to a center specializing in pulmonary hypertension. (SOR C, based on expert opinion.) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/7364 |
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