Pulmonary Hypertension - Classification/Pathophysiology

What you will learn

Pulmonary hypertension can have many causes. The international societies propose a classification scheme that guides us through the 'jungle' of different disease entities. In this chapter, Irene Lang, a leading expert in the field of pulmonary hypertension, will explain the pathophysiology of PHT and discuss the different causes of pulmonary hypertension.