An epidemiological study of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Population
374 Scottish adults aged 16-65 years hospitalized with incident pulmonary arterial hypertension between…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1986-2001
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Hospitalisation data may overestimate PAH prevalence; leaves open optimal data sources for accurate epidemiology.
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Population
374 Scottish adults aged 16-65 years hospitalized with incident pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic, associated with congenital heart abnormalities, or connective tissue disorders) between 1986-2001.
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Outcome
Incidence and prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Hospitalisation data yields higher prevalence estimates of pulmonary arterial hypertension compared to expert centre registries, highlighting potential discrepancies in epidemiological tracking.
Limitations
- Hospitalisation data may overestimate the true frequency of pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Expert centres may underestimate the true frequency
Cite This Study
Peacock et al. (2007) studied this question.