Managing the Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension: Specialty Care Centers, Coordinated Care, and Patient Support

Murali M Chakinala; Maribeth Duncan; Joel Wirth

doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2016.04.008

Managing the Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension: Specialty Care Centers, Coordinated Care, and Patient Support

Cardiol Clin. 2016 Aug;34(3):489-500. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2016.04.008.

Authors

Murali M Chakinala¹, Maribeth Duncan², Joel Wirth³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, CB #8052, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: chakinalam@wustl.edu.
² Barnes-Jewish Hospital, One Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME 04012, USA.

PMID: 27443143
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2016.04.008

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension remains a challenging condition to diagnose and manage. Decentralized care for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has led to shortcomings in the diagnosis and management of PAH. The Pulmonary Hypertension Association-sponsored Pulmonary Hypertension Care Center program is designed to recognize specialty centers capable of providing multidisciplinary and comprehensive care of PAH. Ideally, Pulmonary Hypertension Care Centers will comanage PAH patients with community-based practitioners and address the growing needs of this emerging population of long-term PAH patients.

Keywords: Accreditation; Comanagement; Multidisciplinary care; Pulmonary Hypertension Care Centers.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiac Care Facilities*
Disease Management*
Guideline Adherence*
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / therapy*