Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has a high mortality rate if untreated. Unfortunately, the disease is not consistently diagnosed or treated across the United States. To improve the diagnosis and care of ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Vallerie McLaughlin, MD: Hello, and welcome to this podcast series. I'm Dr Vallerie McLaughlin, the Kim A. Eagle Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular ...

Hilary M. DuBrock, MD: Pulmonary hypertension [PH] is a broad umbrella term that refers to an elevated mean pulmonary artery [PA] pressure that can develop from a variety of causes. We define PH as a ...

And of course, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) itself is a rare disease. Ray, talk a little bit about the difference between PH and PAH in terms of definition. Benza: That's a really great thing ...