Treatment of pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease: do not throw out the baby with the bath water.
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P ulmonary hypertension (PH), group III of the international aetiological classification [1], is a frequent and severe complication of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), especially idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the syndrome of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema, ILD associated with connective tissue disease, sarcoidosis, pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis and, rarely, other ILDs [2–6]. Although its prevalence varies widely between these conditions, PH, when present, dramatically impacts morbidity and survival.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 41 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013