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Review
. 2020 Apr 9:6:e05.
doi: 10.15420/cfr.2019.09. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure Patients

Sriram D Rao  1 , Srinath Adusumalli  2 , Jeremy A Mazurek  1   3
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Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure Patients

Sriram D Rao et al. Card Fail Rev. .

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Abstract

The development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with heart failure is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In this article, the authors examine recent changes to the definition of PH in the setting of left heart disease (PH-LHD), and discuss its epidemiology, pathophysiology and prognosis. They also explore the complexities of diagnosing PH-LHD and the current evidence for the use of medical therapies, promising clinical trials and the role of left ventricular assist device and transplantation.

Keywords: Pulmonary hypertension; heart failure; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; post-capillary; pre-capillary; pulmonary vasodilators.

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Disclosure: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:. Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure
Figure 2:
Figure 2:. Representative Echocardiographic Manifestations of IpcPH and CpcPH
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