Cardiovascular · UKMLA & AKT

Pulmonary hypertension

A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.

Key high-yield points

  • Elevated pulmonary arterial pressure - mean PAP (mPAP) ≥20 mmHg on right heart catheterisation
  • Not a single disease - a haemodynamic state with many causes; WHO group determines management

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