Pulmonary Hypertension
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<strong>Pulmonary</strong> <strong>Hypertension</strong> Classification<br />
►1973 Geneva<br />
• Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) vs secondary pulmonary hypertension<br />
►1998 Evian<br />
• 5 Subgroups of pulmonary hypertension<br />
• <strong>Pulmonary</strong> artery vs pulmonary venous hypertension<br />
►2003 Venice<br />
• Abandon term PPH – use “idiopathic <strong>Pulmonary</strong> Artery <strong>Hypertension</strong>” (IPAH)<br />
►2008 Dana Point<br />
• Add hematologic diagnoses (hemolytic anemias/splenectomy)<br />
►2013 Nice<br />
• Revisions??
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