Pulmonary Hypertension in Left Heart Disease

Yogesh N V Reddy; Barry A Borlaug

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2020.11.002

Pulmonary Hypertension in Left Heart Disease

Clin Chest Med. 2021 Mar;42(1):39-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2020.11.002.

Authors

Yogesh N V Reddy¹, Barry A Borlaug²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55906, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55906, USA. Electronic address: borlaug.barry@mayo.edu.

PMID: 33541616
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2020.11.002

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension is common in left heart disease and is related most commonly to passive back transmission of elevated left atrial pressures. Some patients, however, may develop pulmonary vascular remodeling superimposed on their left-sided heart disease. This review provides a contemporary appraisal of existing criteria to diagnose a precapillary component to pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease as well as discusses etiologies, management issues, and future directions.

Keywords: Heart failure; Left heart disease; Pulmonary hypertension.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

MeSH terms

Heart Diseases / diagnosis*
Heart Diseases / etiology
Heart Diseases / therapy
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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