Anadolu kardiyoloji dergisi : AKD = the Anatolian journal of cardiology
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Pulmonary hypertension is a serious disease with a poor prognosis. The diagnosis and assessment of pulmonary hypertension is evolving rapidly with changes in the definition of the disease, diagnostic techniques and follow-up assessment. Different conditions associated with pulmonary hypertension and new diagnostic techniques have led to a need for a systematic diagnostic approach. This review article presents an update on alterations in the diagnostic algorithm.
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Anadolu Kardiyol Derg · Aug 2010
Review[Echocardiography and other imaging modalities in pulmonary arterial hypertension].
It is essential to diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension in early stages of the disease. However, most patients have late diagnosis due to the lack of disease-specific symptoms and prominent findings. Although cardiac catheterization is the gold standard in the diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension, noninvasive diagnostic modalities do also have major roles in the diagnosis, risk assessment and follow-up of the patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. The focus of the present review is the clinical role of echocardiography and other imaging modalities in pulmonary arterial hypertension.