The challenge of managing pulmonary arterial hypertension in adults with congenital heart disease

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2013 Jul;11(7):919-31. doi: 10.1586/14779072.2013.811966.

Abstract

A significant number of adult patients with congenital heart disease suffer from pulmonary arterial hypertension leading to a markedly increased morbidity and mortality. Some defects may be eligible for operative or interventional repair in adulthood but careful selection of candidates is crucial. With the emergence of disease-targeting therapies, symptomatic improvement and stabilization have become possible while the impact on survival currently remains unclear.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / surgery
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / therapy*
  • Patient Selection*
  • Survival