Pulmonary Medicine

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• Autoimmune Diseases and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension How does PAH occur in autoimmune diseases?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, April 2008
• Minimizing Risks During Right Heart Catheterization in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension How often are there complications during RHC, and how can you minimize the risks?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, April 2008
• Referral and Follow-up of Patients With Scleroderma and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension How does the referral process work when someone has PAH as a result of scleroderma?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, April 2008
• Anticoagulants, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, and Scleroderma Is the PAH that is associated with scleroderma the same as IPAH, and is anticoagulation a useful therapy?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, March 2008
• The Role of Statins in Treating Pulmonary Hypertension Can statins be used to treat PH?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, February 2008
• Should Patients With Asthma Receive Beta-Blockers for Heart Problems? Given the risk for bronchospasm associated with beta-blockers, should patients with asthma be taking these medications?
  Pharmacotherapy, January 2008
• Anticoagulation Therapy, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Connective Tissue Disease Should anticoagulation therapy be used in patients with pulmonary hypertension and connective tissue disease?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, November 2007
• Declaring Treatment Failure in PAH How long should we wait before declaring a patient's failure to respond to a new PAH therapy?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, October 2007
• Steroid Use for PAH in Scleroderma A reader asks about the use of steroids for treating PAH associated with scleroderma.
  Pulmonary Hypertension, October 2007
• Echocardiogram Screening and PAH What can echocardiogram data tell us when screening for PAH?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, August 2007
• Scleroderma and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension A reader asks about the use of steroids for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in scleroderma patients.
  Pulmonary Hypertension, August 2007
• Sildenafil Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension A reader asks about the use of sildenafil therapy for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
  Pulmonary Hypertension, August 2007
• Calcium Channel Blockers and Pulmonary Hypertension Why do we use CCBs for treating PH?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, August 2007
• Echocardiography and Pulmonary Hypertension If a patient is symptomatic of pulmonary hypertension but their echocardiogram is normal, should you still do a cardiac catheter?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, July 2007
• Pulmonary Hypertension and COPD? What are the treatment options for patients with COPD and PAH, and at which stage of COPD should we look for PAH?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, July 2007
• Pathways of Disease in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension An update on the different pathways in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
  Pulmonary Hypertension, June 2007
• Pulmonary Hypertension and Diabetes? New data suggest a link between pulmonary arterial hypertension and insulin resistance.
  Pulmonary Hypertension, June 2007
• Pulmonary Hypertension and Sickle Cell Disease Should patients with sickle cell disease be screened for pulmonary hypertension?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, June 2007
• Reynaud's Syndrome and PAH Do all patients with Reynaud's syndrome have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, May 2007
• Treating Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension What is the first-line drug therapy for patients with pulmonary hypertension caused by pulmonary fibrosis/interstitial lung disease?
  Pulmonary Hypertension, May 2007

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