CC6 Is it truly pulmonary arterial hypertension?

Challenging clinical cases
Chairs: O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
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The diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension is becoming more complex because patients present with more comorbidities. These comorbidities range from metabolic syndrome to coronary artery disease and/or mild lung parenchymal diseases. The aim of this session is to present three different cases of patients who were referred for treatment of PAH that may have developed via different pathophysiological mechanisms.

Case 1: Is it lung parenchyma-associated pulmonary hypertension or PAH? J. Barberà (Barcelona, Spain)
Case 2: Is it left ventricular dysfunction or PAH? J. Vachiery (Bruxelles, Belgium)
Case 3: Is it a systemic disorder or PAH? S. Gaine (Dublin, Ireland)