This content is machine translated Treatment of pulmonary hypertension News from Switzerland Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and its associated diseases are still associated with a poor prognosis and reduced life expectancy.The Department of Pulmonology at the University Hospital Zurich (USZ) conducts research into…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary hypertension Challenge differential diagnosis The collective term “pulmonary hypertension (PH)” encompasses several life-threatening types of pulmonary hypertension whose therapeutic approaches vary widely and are highly complex. Since the symptoms are often unspecific, even the…
View Post 9 min Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease An important sign of advanced heart failure Pulmonary hypertension is usually a sign of more advanced stage of left heart disease (PH-LHD). The central characteristic of PH-LHD is an elevated pulmonary arterial wedge pressure of >15 mmHg.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary hypertension The specific therapy remains complex In a seminar at this year’s KHM Congress, PD Dr. med. Silvia Ulrich Somaini, University Hospital Zurich, provided information on the most important aspects of pulmonary hypertension and how patients…
