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How do you risk stratify patients with different WHO groups of pulmonary hypertension prior to non-cardiac surgeries?

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Pulmonology · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

First, I would direct the audience to recent AHA guidelines on the perioperative management of PH in non-cardiac surgery. Rajagopal et al., PMID 36924225

In general, the severity of pulmonary hypertension and relevant comorbidities are likely more important than the WHO group. In patients with CTEPH,...

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