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Pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: current understanding, knowledge gaps and future directions.
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 2024 March 2
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite the advent of effective and mechanistically diverse treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and their positive impacts on the functional capacities and outcomes for PAH patients, the much larger population of patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) in chronic lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PH-COPD) remain without effective therapies.
RECENT FINDINGS: In this review, we will highlight advances in the understanding of PH-COPD pathobiology, the clinical impact comorbid PH has on COPD outcomes, and detail the spectrum of disease and clinical phenotypes that encompass the heterogenous disease manifestations of PH-COPD. Finally, we will examine recent studies exploring the effects of potential treatments for PH-COPD and highlight sub-populations and treatment options that warrant further study.
SUMMARY: As the PAH population-base ages and comorbid diseases become more frequently diagnosed in PAH patients, the need to clearly delineate subpopulations for clinical applications of PH therapies and research becomes even more urgent. Through an improved understanding of the clinical phenotypes of PH-COPD and the overlap with certain subpopulations of PAH, a framework for future research and potential for therapeutic impact is highlighted.
RECENT FINDINGS: In this review, we will highlight advances in the understanding of PH-COPD pathobiology, the clinical impact comorbid PH has on COPD outcomes, and detail the spectrum of disease and clinical phenotypes that encompass the heterogenous disease manifestations of PH-COPD. Finally, we will examine recent studies exploring the effects of potential treatments for PH-COPD and highlight sub-populations and treatment options that warrant further study.
SUMMARY: As the PAH population-base ages and comorbid diseases become more frequently diagnosed in PAH patients, the need to clearly delineate subpopulations for clinical applications of PH therapies and research becomes even more urgent. Through an improved understanding of the clinical phenotypes of PH-COPD and the overlap with certain subpopulations of PAH, a framework for future research and potential for therapeutic impact is highlighted.
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