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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