摘要
Pulmonary hypertension is not a single entity and not all forms have the same prognosis.The purpose of this editorial is to provide information to the general cardiologist relating to which type of pulmonary hypertension the patient is experiencing.In order to do this properly,one must determine the cause,the severity,the prognosis,and develop treatment plans for the different forms of pulmonary hypertension.Pulmonary arterial hypertension(PAH)is the most malignant of the different types of pulmonary hypertension.While typically being diagnosed in a younger population than the other types,PAH may be showing a trend towards diagnosis later in the life than what was thought from older registry data[1].The usual causes of cardiovascular death in patients with PAH includes right heart failure and sudden death[2].
