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1 Diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). PH: pulmonary hypertension; PFT: pulmonary function testing; BGA: blood gas analysis; HRCT: high-resolution computed tomography; RV: right ventricular; V′/Q′: ventilation/perfusion; CTEPH: chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; CT: computed tomography; RHC: right heart catheterisation; PEA: pulmonary endarterectomy; mPAP: mean pulmonary arterial pressure; PAWP: pulmonary arterial wedge pressure; PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance; CTD: connective tissue disease; PVOD: pulmonary veno-occlusive disease; PCH: pulmonary capillary haemangiomatosis; CHD: congenital heart disease. Reproduced and modified from [4] with permission from the publisher. Stephan Rosenkranz, and Ioana R. Preston Eur Respir Rev 2015;24: ©2015 by European Respiratory Society


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