Sep 24 2024 31 mins 2
Drs Jeffrey Swigris and M. Patricia George discuss the complexities of diagnosing and treating pulmonary hypertension in patients with interstitial lung disease.
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Resources
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301226-overview
Pulmonary Hypertension in Interstitial Lung Disease: An Area of Unmet Clinical Need https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36382238/
Assessing the Accuracy of the Lung Allocation Score https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34802876/
The 6-Minute Walk Test: Indications and Guidelines for Use in Outpatient Practices https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35578650/
Pulmonary Rehabilitation https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/319885-overview
Inhaled Treprostinil in Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Interstitial Lung Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33440084/
Provider Perspectives on and Access to Palliative Care for Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35305969/
PDE5 to Keep Them Alive: The Use of Phosphodiesterase Type-5 Inhibitors in Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Interstitial Lung Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36318987/
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/303098-overview
A Controlled Trial of Sildenafil in Advanced Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20484178/
Diffusing Capacity of the Lungs for Carbon Monoxide https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32310609/
Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension: A Valid Entity or Another Factor of Confusion? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36676077/
Echocardiogram https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK558940/
