2012
Targeted approaches to the treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Fares WH, Trow TK. Targeted approaches to the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Therapeutic Advances In Respiratory Disease 2012, 6: 147-159. PMID: 22438264, DOI: 10.1177/1753465812441849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionArterial hypertensionHigh-dose calcium channel blockersChest Physicians criteriaMultiple therapeutic optionsDurability of responseCalcium channel blockersTransplant evaluationPulmonary hypertensionOral therapyClose followPhysician's criteriaTherapeutic optionsChannel blockersEarly initiationAmerican CollegeHigh riskPatientsIncurable diseaseHypertensionEarly useStatus benefitsTreatmentDiseaseProgression
2010
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Auger WR, Kim NH, Trow TK. Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2010, 31: 741-758. PMID: 21047580, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2010.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionThromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary hypertensionSpecific medical therapySmall vessel arteriopathyMedical therapyPreoperative evaluationMechanical obstructionPulmonary vasculatureAcute embolusRisk factorsHypertensionPatientsNatural historyPutative mechanismsLimited dataSole causeArteriopathyEndartectomyEmboliObstructionTherapyNoncandidatesEpidemiologyDiagnosis