Open AccessPulmonary hypertension in Saudi Arabia: A single center experience
Author(s) -
Esam H. Alhamad,
Joseph G Cal,
Hussam AlFaleh,
Mostafa Q Alshamiri,
Ahmad A. Al-Boukai,
Suliman A AlHomida
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.109816
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary hypertension , incidence (geometry) , single center , pulmonary artery , population , epidemiology , surgery , pediatrics , cardiology , physics , environmental health , optics
Several international studies have described the epidemiology of pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, information about the incidence and prevalence of PH in Saudi Arabia is unknown.