Clinical medicine (London, England)
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Clin Med (Lond)
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common, with an estimated prevalence of approximately 1% that increases with age. Prompt and accurate diagnosis is key to institute timely and appropriate therapy to improve symptoms and prognosis. ⋯ This includes fast-track referral pathways for patients who are either clinically high-risk or are at-risk for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). This review summarises key changes in the PH guidelines for general physicians who are, most often, the first healthcare professionals to encounter these patients and consequently have a key role as referrers into specialist PH services.