Medication use by US patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective study of administrative data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While clinical guidelines recommend specific drug therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), these drug therapies are not recommended for PH due to lung disease.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study using the Optum® Clinformatics® Data Mart from January 2009-September 2019. An algorithm was designed to identify adults with ≥ 2 ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for PH and with ≥ 2 diagnosis codes for COPD. Sensitivity analyses were conducted among subgroups of patients with evidence of a right heart catheterization (RHC) or pulmonary function test (PFT). Patient characteristics, medications used, and durations of use of PAH and COPD medicati

SUBMITTER: Weiss TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578250 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature