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CME/CE Programs
- Perspectives on the Optimal Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Striving to Optimize Individual Patient Outcomes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: From Inflammation to Plexiform Lesions
- Advances in the Early Diagnosis and Treatment of PAH: An Update From CHEST 2010
- Treating to Target: Earlier Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With PAH
- Improving Outcomes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Assessing the Right Ventricle in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
- Assessing Microvascular Changes in Systemic Sclerosis Diagnosis and Management
- Diagnosis and Management of a Patient With Early Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension With Class II Functional Limitation
- Recent and New Clinical Trial Evidence in PAH: Focus on Oral Therapy
- Cutting-Edge Constructs in Assessment and Management of PAH: New Concepts and Consensus
- State of the Art and Emerging Avenues in PAH Management
- Expert Interview Video Series: American Thoracic Society Conference Highlights in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Targeted Therapy for Systemic Sclerosis: How Close Are We?
- Evaluation and Management of a Patient With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Inadequate Response to Monotherapy
- Don't Delay: Early Diagnosis and Initial Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Perspectives on the 4th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Complications in Connective Tissue Disease
Latest Clinical Briefs in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
About Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare obstructive disorder of the smallest pulmonary arteries. Progressive narrowing of these arteries increases pulmonary vascular resistance, resulting in right heart failure and death. Early diagnosis and management can improve prognosis, but diagnosis of PAH in the early stages is a clinical challenge because symptoms such as dyspnea, dizziness, and fatigue are nonspecific. PAH is therefore frequently unrecognized until in a relatively advanced stage.