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Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): Updated Recommendations of the Cologne Consensus Conference 2011.
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PMID:  22221970     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The 2009 European Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension have been adopted for Germany. The guidelines contain detailed recommendations on the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, the practical implementation of the European Guidelines in Germany requires the consideration of several country-specific issues and already existing novel data. This requires a detailed commentary to the guidelines, and in some aspects an update already appears necessary. In June 2010, a Consensus Conference organized by the PH working groups of the German Society of Cardiology (DGK), the German Society of Respiratory Medicine (DGP) and the German Society of Pediatric Cardiology (DGPK) was held in Cologne, Germany. This conference aimed to solve practical and controversial issues surrounding the implementation of the European Guidelines in Germany. To this end, a number of working groups was initiated, one of which was specifically dedicated to the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This commentary describes in detail the results and recommendations of the working group on treatment of PAH which were last updated in October 2011.
Authors:
H Ardeschir Ghofrani; Oliver Distler; Felix Gerhardt; Matthias Gorenflo; Ekkehard Grünig; Walter E Haefeli; Matthias Held; Marius M Hoeper; Christian M Kähler; Harald Kaemmerer; Hans Klose; Volker Köllner; Bruno Kopp; Siegrun Mebus; Andreas Meyer; Oliver Miera; David Pittrow; Gabriela Riemekasten; Stephan Rosenkranz; Dietmar Schranz; Robert Voswinckel; Horst Olschewski
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of cardiology     Volume:  154S1     ISSN:  1874-1754     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-1-6     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8200291     Medline TA:  Int J Cardiol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  S20-S33     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Gießen Branch.
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