The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care of pulmonary hypertension patients outside the Hubei province in China.

ABSTRACT: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected the lives of people around the world, especially some patients with severe chronic diseases. This study aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak from December 2019 to April 2020 on treating patients with PH. A questionnaire regarding the medical condition of PH patients during the COVID-19 pandemic was designed by PH diagnostic experts in The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China Respiratory Center. One hundred and fifty-six subjects with PH from non-Hubei regions in China were invited to participate in this survey online. 63.4% (n = 99) of them had difficulty seeing a doctor, and the main reason was fear of contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-C

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9485824 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature