Key result
Elderly patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension present with multiple comorbidities and lower exercise capacity, necessitating careful application of prognostic factors for risk calculation.
This review highlights that standard prognostic parameters must be used carefully in elderly PAH patients due to their distinct clinical and hemodynamic profiles and frequent comorbidities.
May warrant cautious use of standard PAH risk scores in elderly patients; leaves open age-specific prognostic validation.
In recent times, the prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is more commonly seen among elderly populations. The increased prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, arterial stiffness, as well as diastolic dysfunction, may cause endothelial dysfunction and affect pulmonary vasculature. Furthermore, older patients have certain differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes. In this article, the special characteristics of aging in PAH patients have been reviewed, while the risk predictors of elderly patients are also discussed.
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Akdeniz et al. (2017) conducted a review in Pulmonary arterial hypertension. Prognostic factors was evaluated. Elderly patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension present with multiple comorbidities and lower exercise capacity, necessitating careful application of prognostic factors for risk calculation.
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