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Review
. 2000 Dec;2(6):517-23.
doi: 10.1007/s11926-000-0030-x.

Approach to pulmonary hypertension

G L Yung  1 , L J Rubin
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Review

Approach to pulmonary hypertension

G L Yung et al. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2000 Dec.

Abstract

Until recently, many physicians considered pulmonary hypertension a rare and esoteric condition that is difficult to diagnose and nearly impossible to treat. However, pulmonary hypertension can complicate a variety of relatively common diseases and, with the development of new and effective therapies, there is a need for greater awareness of this condition. Pulmonary hypertension should be considered when patients present with unexplained shortness of breath, chest pain, or syncope. The usual delay of 1 to 2 years between onset of symptoms and diagnosis underscores the importance of considering pulmonary hypertension in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with atypical cardiorespiratory symptoms.

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