Pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure. Part VIII. Diagnosis, course, and prognosis of primary (idiopathic) pulmonary arterial hypertension

摘要

In a series of articles the authors discuss literature data concerning epidemiology of pulmonary hypertension (PH), its modern classification; peculiarities of its pathogenesis and treatment in various diseases and conditions. In the eight communication they describe presentations of PH and methods of its instrumental diagnostics. This part also contains discussion of problems of differential diagnosis of diseases which can be complicated by PH, contemplation of natural course of primary (idiopathic) PH and factors determining its prognosis. Pulmonary/complications/*diagnosis/etiology/mortality/pathology/radiography/thera py