scholarly journals ENDOTHELIN-1 LEVELS IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE-INDUCED PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (13) ◽  
pp. E1617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy A. Mazurek ◽  
Jason Salamon ◽  
Ronald Zolty
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-183
Author(s):  
Ioan Tilea ◽  
Andreea Varga ◽  
Anca-Meda Georgescu ◽  
Bianca-Liana Grigorescu

Abstract Despite substantial advancements in diagnosis and specific medical therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients’ management, this condition continues to represent a major cause of mortality worldwide. In pulmonary arterial hypertension, the continuous increase of pulmonary vascular resistance and rapid development of right heart failure determine a poor prognosis. Against targeted therapy, patients inexorable deteriorate over time. Pulmonary arterial hypertension patients with acute right heart failure who need intensive care unit admission present a complexity of the disease pathophysiology. Intensive care management challenges are multifaceted. Awareness of algorithms of right-sided heart failure monitoring in intensive care units, targeted pulmonary hypertension therapies, and recognition of precipitating factors, hemodynamic instability and progressive multisystem organ failure requires a multidisciplinary pulmonary hypertension team. This paper summarizes the management strategies of acute right-sided heart failure in pulmonary arterial hypertension adult cases based on recently available data.


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