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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Pulmonary arterial hypertension: a new era in management |
Author: | Keogh, A. McNeil, K. Williams, T. Gabbay, E. Cleland, L. |
Citation: | Medical Journal of Australia, 2003; 178(11):564-567 |
Publisher: | Australasian Med Publ Co Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2003 |
ISSN: | 0025-729X 1326-5377 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Anne M Keogh, Keith D McNeil, Trevor Williams, Eli Gabbay and Leslie G Cleland |
Abstract: | Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a heterogeneous condition with a wide range of causes. The diagnosis is often delayed or missed. PAH is covert in its early stages, when its detection and treatment should have the most impact. Access in Australia to effective PAH therapies has lagged behind that in other affluent countries. New agents for PAH, now becoming available, improve symptoms and reduce pulmonary resistance, with some demonstrating an ability to reverse remodelling of the right ventricle. Best management of PAH is comprehensive and multidisciplinary. Centres of excellence are needed in geographically strategic areas. Aggressive efforts must be made to diagnose PAH and to facilitate access to effective therapies. |
Keywords: | Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary Pulmonary Embolism Vasodilator Agents Anticoagulants Endarterectomy Referral and Consultation |
Description: | The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included. |
DOI: | 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05360.x |
Published version: | http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/178_11_020603/keo10709_fm.html |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Medicine publications |
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