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Primary pulmonary hypertension(PPH1)

MedGen UID:
57749
•Concept ID:
C0152171
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: PPH1
 
Related genes: ATP13A3, SMAD9, KCNK3, CAV1, BMPR2
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001999

Definition

Increased blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs; the etiology is unknown. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pulmonary arterial hypertension--the primary pulmonary hypertension syndromes.
Hey JC, Scharf SM
Isr Med Assoc J 2003 Apr;5(4):298-303. PMID: 14509142
The use of nitric oxide in primary pulmonary hypertension.
Cockrill BA
Respir Care Clin N Am 1997 Dec;3(4):505-19. PMID: 9443361
Prostacyclin in primary pulmonary hypertension.
Magnani B, Galiè N
Eur Heart J 1996 Jan;17(1):18-24. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a014686. PMID: 8682125

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Definition, classification and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.
Kovacs G, Bartolome S, Denton CP, Gatzoulis MA, Gu S, Khanna D, Badesch D, Montani D
Eur Respir J 2024 Oct;64(4) Epub 2024 Oct 31 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01324-2024. PMID: 39209475Free PMC Article
Portopulmonary Hypertension: Management and Liver Transplantation Evaluation.
DuBrock HM
Chest 2023 Jul;164(1):206-214. Epub 2023 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.01.009. PMID: 36649754
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension phenotypes determined by cluster analysis from the COMPERA registry.
Hoeper MM, Pausch C, Grünig E, Klose H, Staehler G, Huscher D, Pittrow D, Olsson KM, Vizza CD, Gall H, Benjamin N, Distler O, Opitz C, Gibbs JSR, Delcroix M, Ghofrani HA, Rosenkranz S, Ewert R, Kaemmerer H, Lange TJ, Kabitz HJ, Skowasch D, Skride A, Jureviciene E, Paleviciute E, Miliauskas S, Claussen M, Behr J, Milger K, Halank M, Wilkens H, Wirtz H, Pfeuffer-Jovic E, Harbaum L, Scholtz W, Dumitrescu D, Bruch L, Coghlan G, Neurohr C, Tsangaris I, Gorenflo M, Scelsi L, Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Ulrich S, Held M
J Heart Lung Transplant 2020 Dec;39(12):1435-1444. Epub 2020 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.09.011. PMID: 33082079
Pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Centeno MM
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2011 Dec;23(4):645-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2011.08.010. PMID: 22118120
Primary pulmonary hypertension.
Peacock AJ
Thorax 1999 Dec;54(12):1107-18. doi: 10.1136/thx.54.12.1107. PMID: 10567632Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Definition, classification and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.
Kovacs G, Bartolome S, Denton CP, Gatzoulis MA, Gu S, Khanna D, Badesch D, Montani D
Eur Respir J 2024 Oct;64(4) Epub 2024 Oct 31 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01324-2024. PMID: 39209475Free PMC Article
Managing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension With Cardiopulmonary Comorbidities.
Provencher S, Mai V, Bonnet S
Chest 2024 Mar;165(3):682-691. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.08.023. PMID: 38461018
Portopulmonary Hypertension: Management and Liver Transplantation Evaluation.
DuBrock HM
Chest 2023 Jul;164(1):206-214. Epub 2023 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.01.009. PMID: 36649754
Primary pulmonary hypertension.
Steenhuis LH
Neth J Med 2002 Apr;60(3):133-9. PMID: 12164370
Primary pulmonary hypertension.
Rich S
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1988 Nov-Dec;31(3):205-38. doi: 10.1016/0033-0620(88)90016-3. PMID: 3055067

Therapy

Definition, classification and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.
Kovacs G, Bartolome S, Denton CP, Gatzoulis MA, Gu S, Khanna D, Badesch D, Montani D
Eur Respir J 2024 Oct;64(4) Epub 2024 Oct 31 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01324-2024. PMID: 39209475Free PMC Article
Immunity and inflammation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: From pathophysiology mechanisms to treatment perspective.
Wang RR, Yuan TY, Wang JM, Chen YC, Zhao JL, Li MT, Fang LH, Du GH
Pharmacol Res 2022 Jun;180:106238. Epub 2022 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106238. PMID: 35504356
Prostacyclin in primary pulmonary hypertension.
Magnani B, Galiè N
Eur Heart J 1996 Jan;17(1):18-24. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a014686. PMID: 8682125
Primary pulmonary hypertension.
Rich S
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1988 Nov-Dec;31(3):205-38. doi: 10.1016/0033-0620(88)90016-3. PMID: 3055067
Primary pulmonary hypertension.
Fishman AP, Pietra GG
Annu Rev Med 1980;31:421-31. doi: 10.1146/annurev.me.31.020180.002225. PMID: 6994621

Prognosis

Risk stratification and response to therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and comorbidities: A COMPERA analysis.
Rosenkranz S, Pausch C, Coghlan JG, Huscher D, Pittrow D, Grünig E, Staehler G, Vizza CD, Gall H, Distler O, Delcroix M, Ghofrani HA, Ewert R, Kabitz HJ, Skowasch D, Behr J, Milger K, Halank M, Wilkens H, Seyfarth HJ, Held M, Scelsi L, Neurohr C, Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Ulrich S, Klose H, Claussen M, Eisenmann S, Schmidt KH, Remppis BA, Skride A, Jureviciene E, Gumbiene L, Miliauskas S, Löffler-Ragg J, Lange TJ, Olsson KM, Hoeper MM, Opitz C
J Heart Lung Transplant 2023 Jan;42(1):102-114. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.10.003. PMID: 36333206
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension phenotypes determined by cluster analysis from the COMPERA registry.
Hoeper MM, Pausch C, Grünig E, Klose H, Staehler G, Huscher D, Pittrow D, Olsson KM, Vizza CD, Gall H, Benjamin N, Distler O, Opitz C, Gibbs JSR, Delcroix M, Ghofrani HA, Rosenkranz S, Ewert R, Kaemmerer H, Lange TJ, Kabitz HJ, Skowasch D, Skride A, Jureviciene E, Paleviciute E, Miliauskas S, Claussen M, Behr J, Milger K, Halank M, Wilkens H, Wirtz H, Pfeuffer-Jovic E, Harbaum L, Scholtz W, Dumitrescu D, Bruch L, Coghlan G, Neurohr C, Tsangaris I, Gorenflo M, Scelsi L, Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Ulrich S, Held M
J Heart Lung Transplant 2020 Dec;39(12):1435-1444. Epub 2020 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.09.011. PMID: 33082079
Primary pulmonary hypertension.
Rubin LJ
N Engl J Med 1997 Jan 9;336(2):111-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199701093360207. PMID: 8988890
Prostacyclin in primary pulmonary hypertension.
Magnani B, Galiè N
Eur Heart J 1996 Jan;17(1):18-24. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a014686. PMID: 8682125
Survival in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension. Results from a national prospective registry.
D'Alonzo GE, Barst RJ, Ayres SM, Bergofsky EH, Brundage BH, Detre KM, Fishman AP, Goldring RM, Groves BM, Kernis JT
Ann Intern Med 1991 Sep 1;115(5):343-9. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-115-5-343. PMID: 1863023

Clinical prediction guides

Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension phenotypes determined by cluster analysis from the COMPERA registry.
Hoeper MM, Pausch C, Grünig E, Klose H, Staehler G, Huscher D, Pittrow D, Olsson KM, Vizza CD, Gall H, Benjamin N, Distler O, Opitz C, Gibbs JSR, Delcroix M, Ghofrani HA, Rosenkranz S, Ewert R, Kaemmerer H, Lange TJ, Kabitz HJ, Skowasch D, Skride A, Jureviciene E, Paleviciute E, Miliauskas S, Claussen M, Behr J, Milger K, Halank M, Wilkens H, Wirtz H, Pfeuffer-Jovic E, Harbaum L, Scholtz W, Dumitrescu D, Bruch L, Coghlan G, Neurohr C, Tsangaris I, Gorenflo M, Scelsi L, Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Ulrich S, Held M
J Heart Lung Transplant 2020 Dec;39(12):1435-1444. Epub 2020 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.09.011. PMID: 33082079
Antidepressant use during pregnancy: the benefit-risk ratio.
Koren G, Nordeng H
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2012 Sep;207(3):157-63. Epub 2012 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.02.009. PMID: 22425404
Portopulmonary hypertension.
Mukhtar NA, Fix OK
J Clin Gastroenterol 2011 Sep;45(8):703-10. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31820656bd. PMID: 21325952
Lipid mediator dysregulation in primary pulmonary hypertension.
Christman BW
Chest 1998 Sep;114(3 Suppl):205S-207S. doi: 10.1378/chest.114.3_supplement.205s. PMID: 9741570
Primary pulmonary hypertension.
Gaine SP, Rubin LJ
Lancet 1998 Aug 29;352(9129):719-25. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)02111-4. PMID: 9729004

Recent systematic reviews

Pulmonary hypertension survival and hospitalisations in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Youssef M, Boutros Salama M, Rehman N, Hanna C, Waniss MR, Mbuagbaw L
BMJ Open Respir Res 2024 Apr 11;11(1) doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002318. PMID: 38604738Free PMC Article
A Systematic Review of Novel Therapies of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Nabeh OA, Saud AI, Amin B, Khedr AS, Amr A, Faoosa AM, Esmat E, Mahmoud YM, Hatem A, Mohamed M, Osama A, Soliman YMA, Elkorashy RI, Elmorsy SA
Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2024 Jan;24(1):39-54. Epub 2023 Nov 9 doi: 10.1007/s40256-023-00613-5. PMID: 37945977Free PMC Article
The Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in the Endothelium: A Systematic Review.
Guerra-Ojeda S, Suarez A, Valls A, Verdú D, Pereda J, Ortiz-Zapater E, Carretero J, Mauricio MD, Serna E
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Aug 31;24(17) doi: 10.3390/ijms241713537. PMID: 37686342Free PMC Article
New progress in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Zhang ZQ, Zhu SK, Wang M, Wang XA, Tong XH, Wan JQ, Ding JW
J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Aug 29;17(1):216. doi: 10.1186/s13019-022-01947-y. PMID: 36038916Free PMC Article
Schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review.
Knafl D, Gerges C, King CH, Humbert M, Bustinduy AL
Eur Respir Rev 2020 Mar 31;29(155) Epub 2020 Feb 5 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0089-2019. PMID: 32024722Free PMC Article

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