Pulmonary arterial hypertension in Latin America: epidemiological data from local studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare, progressive disease with poor prognosis. However, there is limited information available on the characteristics of PAH patients outside of North America and Europe. This is particularly important as researchers have described that there are potential geographical and regional differences which are vital to consider in the design of clinical trials as well as PAH treatment. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of PAH (PH group 1) in Latin America.

Methods

A search of electronic databases for studies published in English, Spanish or Portuguese was conducted specifying publication dates from the 1st of January 1987 until 10th October 2016. Two authors independently assessed papers for inclusion and extracte

SUBMITTER: Valverde AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6019295 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature