1. Managing the Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension
- Author
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Joel A. Wirth, Maribeth Duncan, and Murali M. Chakinala
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Population ,Specialty ,General Medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,Pulmonary hypertension ,03 medical and health sciences ,Patient support ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ambulatory care ,Multidisciplinary approach ,Cardiac Care Facilities ,Emergency medicine ,polycyclic compounds ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Disease management (health) ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Intensive care medicine ,education - Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension remains a challenging condition to diagnose and manage. Decentralized care for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has led to shortcomings in the diagnosis and management of PAH. The Pulmonary Hypertension Association-sponsored Pulmonary Hypertension Care Center program is designed to recognize specialty centers capable of providing multidisciplinary and comprehensive care of PAH. Ideally, Pulmonary Hypertension Care Centers will comanage PAH patients with community-based practitioners and address the growing needs of this emerging population of long-term PAH patients.
- Published
- 2016