Prevalence of Pulmonary Hypertension in the General Population: The Rotterdam Study

Pulmonary hypertension is characterized by increased pulmonary artery pressure and carries an increased mortality. Population-based studies into pulmonary hypertension are scarce and little is known about its prevalence in the general population. We aimed to describe the distribution of echocardiogr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2015-06, Vol.10 (6), p.e0130072-e0130072
Hauptverfasser:	Moreira, Eduardo M, Gall, Henning, Leening, Maarten J G, Lahousse, Lies, Loth, Daan W, Krijthe, Bouwe P, Kiefte-de Jong, Jessica C, Brusselle, Guy G, Hofman, Albert, Stricker, Bruno H, Ghofrani, Hossein A, Franco, Oscar H, Felix, Janine F
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aging Blood pressure Body mass Cardiology Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Diabetes Disorders Echocardiography Epidemiology Female Health aspects Heart Heart failure Hospitals Humans Hypertension Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging Hypertension, Pulmonary - epidemiology Identification methods Intubation Lung diseases Male Medicine Mortality Netherlands - epidemiology Population Population studies Prevalence Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) Pulmonary arteries Pulmonary artery Pulmonary hypertension Stress concentration Studies Subgroups Systolic pressure Ultrasonic imaging Veins & arteries Ventricle
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