Epidemiology and outcomes of pulmonary hypertension in the cardiac intensive care unit.
Jacob Colin JentzerBrandon M WileyYogesh N V ReddyChristopher BarnettBarry A BorlaugMichael A SolomonPublished in: European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care (2022)
Pulmonary hypertension is very common in the CICU population and appears to be independently associated with a higher risk of death during hospitalization, although the strength of this association varies according to the underlying admission diagnosis. These data highlight the importance of PH in patients with cardiac critical illness.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary hypertension
- intensive care unit
- pulmonary artery
- left ventricular
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- emergency department
- electronic health record
- risk factors
- heart failure
- atrial fibrillation
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- artificial intelligence
- insulin resistance
- acute respiratory distress syndrome