This survey, the first of its kind, has been designed to help improve global understandings of how pulmonary hypertension affects the lives of patients and in what ways pulmonary hypertension care needs to be improved. The survey has been written by a multidisciplinary panel of pulmonary hypertension specialists and patient group advocates from the pulmonary […]
Abstract Improved care in pulmonary arterial hypertension has led to increased longevity for patients, with a paralleled evolution in the nature of their needs. There is more focus on the impact of the disease on their day-to-day activities and quality of life, and a holistic approach is coming to the front of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Three patient representatives (Ralf Schmiedel, Pisana Ferrari, Hans-Dieter Kulla) contributed to the study and article. The first two are patients having undergone lung transplant, Mr Kulla is the President of ph e.v., German PH association. The other authors are Karen M. Olsson, Tanja Meltendorf, Manuel J Richter, Jan Fuge, Jan Christopher Kamp, Da-Hee Park, Henning
