title: Audit of the aetiology and prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in a tertiary hospital setting.
abstract: 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.
authors: Cardiovascular Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Suri
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Bull
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Worthington
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Gunawaran
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Reeves
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Bastian
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Collins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D055815:Young Adult