The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosed by Echocardiography in Old and Very Old Hospitalized Patients

The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosed by Echocardiography in Old and Very Old Hospitalized Patients

Background: So far, the prevalence and risk factors for pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnosed by echocardiography in old and very old Chinese patients have not been reported. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and potential risk factors for PH diagnosed by echocardiograp...

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Main Authors: De-You Chen, Lin Liu, Jian Cao, Jian Li, Bing-Po Zhu, Yu Ding, Hao Wang, Ya-Jing Zhang, Li Fan, Yu-Tang Wang, Xiao-Ying Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2013-06-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
echocardiography
old and very old patients
pulmonary hypertension
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959812001494

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