ERS International Congress, Madrid, 2019: highlights from the Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Assembly.

ABSTRACT: The 2019 European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress, held in Madrid, Spain, had exciting sessions regarding the field of pulmonary vascular disease. The symposia related to the new ERS/European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism were well received, as were sessions on pulmonary hypertension related to lung disease, demonstrating the concept of pulmonary hypertension not being the rarity that it was previously thought to be. The use of risk stratification in relation to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was heavily featured and the scientific sessions informing the respiratory community of potential biomarkers and targets for future therapies were thought-provoking. This article discusses highlights of the 2

SUBMITTER: Ramjug S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7553109 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature