New aspects in pediatric pulmonary hypertension - Commented 2022ERS/ESC-PH guidelines

Pneumologie. 2023 Nov;77(11):947-955. doi: 10.1055/a-2145-4832. Epub 2023 Nov 14.ABSTRACTPulmonary hypertension (PH) in childhood differs from that of adulthood particularly in the specific pathophysiology of congenital heart disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, the presence of developmental lung disease, and the frequent association with chromosomal, genetic, and syndromal abnormalities. Treatment of children with PH requires a modified diagnostic algorithm tailored to childhood, as well as pathophysiologically oriented therapeutic strategies. In the current 2022 ERS/ESC-PH guidelines, the specific features of PH in children are highlighted in its own chapter and commented on by the authorship group in this article.PMID:37963484 | DOI:10.1055/a-2145-4832
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