Abstract:
:Pulmonary hypertension is a frequently encountered problem in older patients. True idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension can also be seen and requires careful exclusion in older patients. Institution of therapies must be tempered with an appreciation of individual comorbidities and functional limitations that may affect patients' ability to comply and benefit from the complex treatments available for pulmonary arterial hypertension. This article reviews the existing data on the various forms of pulmonary hypertension presenting in older patients and on appropriate therapy in this challenging population.
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Clin Chest Medjournal_title
Clinics in chest medicineauthors
McArdle JR,Trow TK,Lerz Kdoi
10.1016/j.ccm.2007.08.006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-12-01 00:00:00pages
717-33, viissue
4eissn
0272-5231issn
1557-8216pii
S0272-5231(07)00095-0journal_volume
28pub_type
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