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New 2014 Pulmonary Hypertension guidelines released Review This is not a complete list of guidelines in pulmonary hypertension, nor is it medical advice. American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association 2009 Expert Consensus Document on Pulmonary Hypertension. ACCP / Chest (2009) ACCF/AHA 2009 expert consensus document on pulmonary hypertension a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents and the American Heart Association developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society, Inc. and the Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary hypertension (PH or PHTN) is a condition of increased blood pressure within the arteries of the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath, syncope, tiredness, chest pain, swelling of the legs, and a fast heartbeat. The condition may make it difficult to exercise. Onset is typically gradual. The cause is often unknown. ABSTRACT: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an increasingly recognized cause of dyspnea in elderly patients. The initial workup typically includes electrocardiography, chest radiography, echocardiography, and pulmonary function tests. If echocardiography shows signs of PAH, the diagnosis should be confirmed by right heart catheterization. PAH Testing Center: Introduction Based on WHO Guidelines, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, Group 1) differs from pulmonary hypertension (PH, Groups 2-5) in that Group 1 involves direct vascular muscle cell proliferation and vasoconstriction of the pulmonary arteries. The 2009 JACC The goal of imaging in pulmonary hypertension is to establish the diagnosis and identify disease subsets. Because the main anatomic components of the pulmonary circulation are the RV and the pulmonary vasculature, those are addressed separately in this review. Galie N, JACC (2013), McLaughlin V, JACC (2015) A goal of pulmonary hypertension classification is to guide therapy. The curren