Open AccessPrevalence of pulmonary hypertension among children with Down syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Amar Taksande,
Divya Pujari,
Patel Zeeshan Jameel,
Amar Taksande,
Revat Meshram
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2219-2808
DOI - 10.5409/wjcp.v10.i6.177
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , cochrane library , checklist , etiology , publication bias , subgroup analysis , pulmonary hypertension , pediatrics , medline , psychology , political science , law , cognitive psychology
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has serious short- and long-term consequences. PH is gaining increasing importance in high risk groups such as Down syndrome (DS) as it influences their overall survival and prognosis. Hence, there is a dire need to collate the prevalence rates of PH in order to undertake definitive measures for early diagnosis and management.