Classification
Diagnostic classification
Till today there has been no consent upon classification of the different disease states associated with high altitude pulmonary hypertension. The following classification is a proposal.
High altitude pulmonary hypertension without polycythemia (hematocrit < 65 %)
High altitude pulmonary hypertension with polycythemia (hematocrit ≥ 65 %)
Till today there has been no consent upon classification of the different disease states associated with high altitude pulmonary hypertension. The following classification is a proposal.
High altitude pulmonary hypertension without polycythemia (hematocrit < 65 %)
- Acute complication: High altitude pulmonary edema
- Subacute complication: Congestive heart failure of high altitude
High altitude pulmonary hypertension with polycythemia (hematocrit ≥ 65 %)
- Chronic mountain sickness in long-term high altitude residents (Monge’s Disease)
Druckversion
Suche
5th International Congress of the Swiss Society of Pulmonary Hypertension (SSPH)
28.-29. September 2012, Thun, Congress Hotel Seepark Thun
Informationen: www.imk.ch/sgph2012
SSPH Research Prize 2012
Deadline for submission: April 30, 2012
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