Advances in PH Journal

Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension Summer 2007 (Vol 6, No 2)

Guest Editor’s Note
This issue of Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension deals with a potpourri of important clinical surgical considerations in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Editor's Memo
Professionals in Pulmonary Hypertension
Profiles in PH
Jane Morse, MD — A Physician- Investigator Whose “New Career” Gave Immeasurably to the Pulmonary Hypertension Community
Preoperative Risk Assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients Undergoing General Surgery
For the physician who is treating a perioperative patient with pulmonary hypertension, it is important to know the underlying etiology of the pulmonary hypertension.
Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
The past decade has witnessed enormous strides in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Currently available pharmacologic agents are capable of inducing sustained clinical improvements and reducing mortality, particularly for idiopathic PAH (IPAH).
Surgical Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension as the result of chronic pulmonary thromboembolic disease is a serious condition with poor long-term prognosis. The condition is one of the more common cardiovascular diseases affecting Americans, yet it is severely underdiagnosed.
Pulmonary Hypertension Roundtable
Meeting the Challenge of Surgery and Pulmonary Hypertension: How to Manage the “Hemodynamic Environment” to Optimize Outcomes