Key result
In a Polish national registry, the estimated prevalence and annual incidence of PAH were 30.8 and 5.2 per million adults, respectively, with idiopathic PAH being the most frequent type (46%).
Why the study?
Current knowledge of pulmonary arterial hypertension epidemiology is based mainly on data from Western populations, leaving a need to characterize patients of Central-Eastern European origin.
Population
Incident and prevalent Caucasian PAH adults of Central-Eastern European origin in Poland
Design
Prospective national registry involving all Polish PAH centers
Authors
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Informs PAH burden in Poland; extends European registry data but leaves generalizability open.
Observational
Yes
This Polish registry highlights a high prevalence of PAH among older females, a high proportion of CHD-PAH, and low use of triple combination therapy compared to Western populations.
Kopeć et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Pulmonary arterial hypertension was evaluated on Prevalence and annual incidence of PAH. In a Polish national registry, the estimated prevalence and annual incidence of PAH were 30.8 and 5.2 per million adults, respectively, with idiopathic PAH being the most frequent type (46%).
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