Pulmonary hypertension in adults completing tuberculosis treatment.

Brian W Allwood S Manie Marie Stolbrink Luke David HunterS MattheeGraeme Meintjes Seyi L Amosun Alfonso Jan Kemp Pecoraro Katharina Ronacher Elvis Malcolm Irusen

Published in: African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine (2023)

Given that 10.6 million people acquire TB annually, the absolute global burden of cases with PH is likely to be high, but is underappreciated to date. Further work is urgently needed in this field.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
pulmonary tuberculosis
emergency department
hiv aids
risk factors
coronary artery