Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiencies and Relationship with Clinical and Patient-Related Outcomes in Pulmonary Hypertension Types I and IV.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare progressive and lethal disease affecting pulmonary arteries and heart function. The disease may compromise the nutritional status of the patient, which impairs their physical performance. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) patients.

Methods

Eighty-one blood samples from a prospective observational cohort study were analyzed for concentrations of micronutrients and inflammation-related factors. The samples consisted of newly diagnosed (treatment-naive) PAH and CTEPH patients and patients treated for 1.5 years according to ERS/ESC guidelines.

Results

In the newly diagnosed group, 42%

SUBMITTER: Vinke P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8617670 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature