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. 2010 Dec;21(6):334–337. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2010-088

Table 1. Updated Clinical Classification Of Pulmonary Hypertension (Dana Point, 2008).

1 Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
1.1 Idiopathic
1.2 Heritable
1.3 Drugs and toxin induced
1.4 Associated with (APAH)
1.41 Connective tissue disease
1.42 HIV infection
1.43 Portal hypertension
1.44 Congenital heart disease
1.45 Schistosomiasis
1.46 Chronic haemolytic anaemia
1′ Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and/or pulmonary capillary haemagiomatosis
2 Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease
2.1 Systolic dysfunction
2.2 Diastolic dysfunction
2.3 Valvular disease
3 Pulmonary hypertension secondary to lung disease and/or hypoxia
3.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
3.2 Interstitial lung disease
3.3 Lung diseases with mixed restrictive and obstructive patterns
3.4 Sleep-disordered breathing
3.5 Alveolar hypoventilation disorders
3.6 Chronic high-altitude exposure
3.7 Developmental abnormalities
4. Chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension
5. Pulmonary hypertension with unclear and/or multifactorial mechanisms
5.1 Haematological disorders: myeloproliferative disorders, splenectomy
5.2 Systemic disorders: sarcoidosis, neurofibromatosis, vasculitis
5.3 Metabolic disorders: glycogen storage disease, Gauchers, thyroid disorders
5.4 Others: tumour obstruction, fibrosing mediastinitis, chronic renal failure on dialysis