Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence on a particular issue at the time of the writing process, with the aim of assisting health professionals in selecting the best management strategies for an individual patient with a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well as the risk–benefit ratio of particular diagnostic or therapeutic means. Guidelines and recommendations should help health professionals to make decisions in their daily practice. However, the final decisions concerning an individual patient must be made by the responsible health professional(s) in consultation with the patient and caregiver as appropriate.
2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension / Galiè, Nazzareno; Humbert, Marc; Vachiery, Jean-Luc; Gibbs, Simon; Lang, Irene; Torbicki, Adam; Simonneau, Gérald; Peacock, Andrew; Noordegraaf, Anton Vonk; Beghetti, Maurice; Ghofrani, Ardeschir; Sanchez, Miguel Angel Gomez; Hansmann, Georg; Klepetko, Walter; Lancellotti, Patrizio; Matucci, Marco; Mcdonagh, Theresa; Pierard, Luc A.; Trindade, Pedro T.; Zompatori, Maurizio; Hoeper, Marius. - In: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. - ISSN 1399-3003. - STAMPA. - 46:4(2015), pp. 903-975. [10.1183/13993003.01032-2015]
2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension
GALIE', NAZZARENO;ZOMPATORI, MAURIZIO;
2015
Abstract
Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence on a particular issue at the time of the writing process, with the aim of assisting health professionals in selecting the best management strategies for an individual patient with a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well as the risk–benefit ratio of particular diagnostic or therapeutic means. Guidelines and recommendations should help health professionals to make decisions in their daily practice. However, the final decisions concerning an individual patient must be made by the responsible health professional(s) in consultation with the patient and caregiver as appropriate.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
