My first clinical experience with Pulmonary Hypertension occurred when, as a resident at Duke University Hospital in the late 1970's, a patient with “primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH)” was admitted with right heart failure.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a leading indication for lung transplantation. Pulmonary hypertension (PH), a common comorbidity in IPF, has gained renewed attention following the updated ESC/ERS guidelines, which redefine diagnostic thresholds for PH.