Pulmonary hypertension differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Assistant Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ralph Matar, Rim Halaby
Overview
One of the most common initial presentations of patients with pulmonary hypertension is dyspnea; therefore, the differential diagnosis is very broad. As the disease progresses with time, more symptoms related to right ventricular hypertrophy and failure occur; which further narrows down the differential diagnosis.[1]
Differential Diagnosis
- Left-sided heart failure
- Coronary artery disease
- Portal hypertension
Differentiating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension from Other Diseases
Major entities in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension are:
- Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism
- Mitral stenosis
- Left atrial tumors
- Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
References
- ↑ Doi S (2008). "[Differential diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension]". Nihon Rinsho. 66 (11): 2127–32. PMID 19051731.