The burden of pulmonary hypertension in respiratory disease
Symposium Chairs: A. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom), J. Barbera Mir (Barcelona, Spain)
Aims: The aims of this symposium are:
- to give an overview of the characteristic histology and cellular aspects of pulmonary hypertension secondary to respiratory diseases, with an emphasis on the role of hypoxia;
- to provide the audience with an overview of the incidence, prevalence and prognostic significance of pulmonary hypertension in several respiratory diseases;
- to obtain insight into the effects of respiratory disease on the pre-load, after-load and interventricular dependency of the right ventricle;
- to provide an overview of current pre-clinical research in the field of pulmonary hypertension secondary to lung disease.