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European Respiratory Journal· 2018Q1

Haemodynamic definitions and updated clinical classification of pulmonary hypertension

Gérald Simonneau, David Montani, David S. Celermajer, Christopher P. Denton et al.

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Pulmonary hypertension is now defined by mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) >20 mmHg combined with pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) ≥3 Wood Units for pre-capillary PH, moving beyond the arbitrary 25 mmHg threshold.

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Field: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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