Clinical Characteristics and Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Real-World Study in the USA, Europe and Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, treatment received, and factors predicting initial or earlier combination therapy.

Methods

The Adelphi Real World Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Disease Specific Programme™ is a cross-sectional survey with retrospective data collection conducted in the USA, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK), and Japan from March to August 2022. Physicians reported patient characteristics, treatment history, and reasons for treatment selection. Descriptive statistics were grouped by country and World Health Organization functional classification. A multivariable Cox regression analysis investigated factors predicting initial or earlier combination th

SUBMITTER: Vizza CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11782444 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature