Pulmonary Hypertension
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Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment
Treatment of pulmonary
hypertension
may include:
Follow
an exercise plan
developed with your doctor.
Oxygen therapy for pulmonary
hypertension
Medications for pulmonary
hypertension
Surgical treatment for pulmonary
hypertension
:
Lung transplant for pulmonary
hypertension
Heart and lung transplant for pulmonary
hypertension
Pulmonary
hypertension
clinical trials
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Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment: Drugs
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Pulmonary Hypertension References:
Lee SH, Rubin LJ. Current treatment strategies for pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Intern Med. 2005 Sep;258(3):199-215.
McCrory DC, Lewis SZ. Methodology and grading for pulmonary hypertension evidence review and guideline development. Chest. 2004 Jul;126(1 Suppl):11S-13S.
Randall PA, Heitzman ER, Bull MJ, Scalzetti EM, Williams SK, Gordon LP, Markarian B. Pulmonary arterial hypertension: a contemporary review. Radiographics. 1989 Sep;9(5):905-27.
