A global view of pulmonary hypertension

• Published in: The lancet respiratory medicine Vol. 4; no. 4; p. 306
• Main Authors: Hoeper, Marius M, Humbert, Marc, Souza, Rogerio, Idrees, Majdy, Kawut, Steven M, Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen, Jing, Zhi-Cheng, Gibbs, J Simon R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Aging; Clinical Deterioration; Developing Countries; Global Health - trends; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology; Hypertension, Pulmonary - mortality

Pulmonary hypertension is a substantial global health issue. All age groups are affected with rapidly growing importance in elderly people, particularly in countries with ageing populations. Present estimates suggest a pulmonary hypertension prevalence of about 1% of the global population, which inc...