Gender Differences in Risk Factors Associated With Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure, Heart Failure, and Mortality in Blacks: Jackson Heart Study.

ABSTRACT: Background Pulmonary hypertension is prevalent in black individuals, especially women. Elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Methods and Results We developed linear and proportional hazards models to examine potential gender-related differences in risk factors for elevated PASP (estimated by transthoracic echocardiography) and PASP-associated clinical outcomes (incident heart failure admissions and mortality) in JHS (Jackson Heart Study) participants. JHS is a prospective observational cohort study of heart disease in blacks from the Jackson, Mississippi, metropolitan area. The study cohort included participants with measurable transtricuspid gradients (n=3286) at the time of first/baseline examination, 2000-2004. The med

SUBMITTER: Lakshmanan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6988159 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature