Sex-specific differences and survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension 2008-2016.

Barbro KjellströmMagnus NisellDavid KylhammarSven-Erik BartfayBodil Ivarsson Göran Rådegran Clara Hjalmarsson

Published in: ERJ open research (2019)

Men with incident IPAH have worse crude survival than women. This is due to women being younger with a less pronounced comorbidity burden than men at the time of diagnosis.

Keyphrases

pulmonary arterial hypertension
polycystic ovary syndrome
pulmonary artery
pulmonary hypertension
pregnancy outcomes
middle aged
cardiovascular disease
free survival
cervical cancer screening
breast cancer risk
type diabetes
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue