Patient-reported Functional Class (FC) may better reflect pulmonary hypertension burden than physician-assigned Functional Class, CHEST, November 27, 2025
A new study published recently on CHEST evaluated whether the Pulmonary Hypertension Functional Class Self-Report (PH-FC-SR)—a patient-reported version of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Functional Class—captures functional status in a way that reflects patients’ real experiences. Study Overview Eighty-nine adults with pulmonary hypertension (Groups 1–5) from the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic completed an online […]

