Key result
Among 80 pediatric patients in the Polish Registry of Pulmonary Hypertension, the mean prevalence of PAH was 11.6 per million and the estimated incidence rate was 2.4 per million/year.
Population
80 pediatric PAH patients aged 3 months to 18 years in Poland
Design
Prospective registry study
Authors
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Provides regional pediatric PAH epidemiology; extends limited European registry data but leaves open generalizability and practice implications.
Observational (n=80)
Yes
Pediatric PAH in Poland has a prevalence of 11.6 per million, is predominantly associated with congenital heart disease, and frequently coexists with significant comorbidities requiring multidisciplinary care.
Kwiatkowska et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Pulmonary arterial hypertension (n=80). Pulmonary arterial hypertension was evaluated on Prevalence and incidence of PAH. Among 80 pediatric patients in the Polish Registry of Pulmonary Hypertension, the mean prevalence of PAH was 11.6 per million and the estimated incidence rate was 2.4 per million/year.