Prevalence of Pulmonary Hypertension in an Unselected Community-Based Population: A Retrospective Echocardiographic Study-RES-PH Study.

Egidio ImbalzanoMarco VatranoAlberto Lo GulloLuana OrlandoAlberto MazzaVincenzo Antonio CiconteVincenzo RussoClemente GiuffridaPierpaolo Di MiccoAntonio Giovanni VersaceGiuseppe MandraffinoGiovanni Squadrito

Published in: Journal of personalized medicine (2021)

PH has a frequency of 4.3% in our unselected population, but the prevalence may be more relevant in specific subgroups. A larger epidemiological registry could be an adequate strategy to increase quality control and identify weak points in the evaluation and treatment of these patients.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
quality control
ejection fraction
risk factors
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
heart failure
pulmonary artery
mitral valve
peritoneal dialysis
catheter ablation