Epidemiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: identification of the most accurate estimates from a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT: This systematic review of literature and online reports critically appraised incidence and prevalence estimates of pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension to identify the most accurate estimates. Medline® and Embase® databases were searched for articles published between 1 January 2003 and 31 August 2020. Studies were grouped according to whether they were registries (population-based estimates), clinical databases (hospital-based estimates) or claims/administrative databases. Registries were classified into systematic and non-systematic registries, according to whether every national centre participated. Of 7309 publications identified, 5414 were screened after removal of duplicates and 33 were included. Inclusion was based on study type, availabi

SUBMITTER: Leber L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7797595 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature