CVPR Week 6: Pulmonary Hypertension Flashcards
Objectives
Question 1
Why aren’t the incorrect answers correct?
Definition of pulmonary hypertension
pHTN refers to the presence of abnormally high pulmonary vascular pressure
Normal mPAP: 8 - 20 mmHg at rest
pHTN is defined as mPAP > 20 mmHg at rest
Clinical classifications of pHTN
Hemodynamic classification of pHTN
Pre-capillary pHTN
or
Post-capillary pHTN
What pressure is defined as PH?
MPAP > 20 mmHg
Groups of PH
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
- PH due to left heart disease
- PH due to lung disease and/or hypoxia
- PH due to pulmonary artery obstructions
- PH with unclear multifactorial mechanisms
PAH AKA
Pulmonary Arterial hypertension
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension cause
45% idiopathic (Idiopathic PAH)
PAH is associated with?
5 listed
- connective tissue disease
- HIV infection
- Portal hypertension
- Congenital heart disease
- Schistomiasis
PPHN AKA
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
PVOD/PCH
PAH with overt features or venous/capillaries involvement
PAH long-term responders to Ca channel blockers
PH due to left heart disease
PH due to lung disease and/or hypoxia
PH due to pulmonary artery obstructions
PH with unclear multifactorial mechanisms
Hemodynamic classification of PH
is it precapillary or postcapillary or is there a little bit of both
Features of Post-capillary PH
4 listed
↑ PVP (pulmonary venous pressure)
↑ LAP (Left atrial pressure)
↑ LVEDP (Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure)
However vascular resistance on the arterial side remains normal)
Some common causes of Post-capillary PH
9 listed
Myocardial diseases such as
- Dilated CMP-ischemic/non-ischemic
- Hypertrophic CMP
- Restrictive/infiltrative CMP
- Obesity-related CMP
- Pericardial disease
Aortic valve disease
Mitral valve disease
Mass can compress pulmonary vein
etc
Pre-capillary PH
PCWP <15 mmHg
PVR >= woods units
Question 2
WHO Group 1 PH
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
PAH Definition
is a syndrome resulting from restricted blood flow in the pulmonary arterial circulation resulting in increased pulmonary vascular resistance which causes right ventricular strain and ultimately failure
Hemodynamic definition of PAH
- mPAP > 20 mmHg
- PCWP <= 15 mmHg
- PVR >= 3 woods units
Prevalence of PAH
PAH affects 15 to ~60 people per 1 million inhabitants in countries where studies have been conducted
1000 new cases are diagnosed in the United States every year
PAH incidence is more commonly diagnosed in
- Women (70% - 80% of cases)
- Older patients (50-65 years of age)
PAH is most common in
Older female patients
PAH Pathogenesis
Aberrant pathways
Pathophysiologic changes in PAH
Pulmonary vascular remodeling
Prevalence of PAH in connective tissue diseases
Drugs and toxins definitely associated with PAH
7 listed
- Aminorex
- Fenfluramine
- Dexfenfluramine
- Toxic rapeseed oil
- Benfluorex
- Dasatinib
- Methamphetamines