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Audit of the aetiology and prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in a tertiary hospital setting
Author(s) -
Suri P.,
Bull N.,
Worthington A.,
Gunawaran P.,
Reeves G.,
Bastian B.,
Collins N.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.12075
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , pulmonary hypertension , cohort , disease , cardiology , intensive care medicine
Appropriate diagnosis and initiation of disease‐specific treatment is an important therapeutic goal in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. We evaluated the prevalence and aetiology of moderate‐to‐severe pulmonary hypertension in a cohort of patients referred for inpatient echocardiography, with significant pulmonary hypertension documented in 4.6%. Pulmonary hypertension complicating left heart disease was the most common aetiology, with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension less frequent.