Residence at moderately high altitude and its relationship with WHO Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension symptom severity and clinical characteristics: the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry

Residence at moderately high altitude and its relationship with WHO Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension symptom severity and clinical characteristics: the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry

Background WHO Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension is a progressive and potentially fatal disease. Individuals living at higher altitude are exposed to lower barometric pressure and hypobaric hypoxemia. This may result in pulmonary vasoconstriction and contribute to disease progression. We sough...

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Main Authors: Shoaib Fakhri, Kelly Hannon, Kelly Moulden, Ryan Peterson, Peter Hountras, Todd Bull, James Maloney, Teresa De Marco, Dunbar Ivy, Thenappan Thenappan, Jeffrey S. Sager, John J. Ryan, Sula Mazimba, Russel Hirsch, Murali Chakinala, Oksana Shlobin, Matthew Lammi, Dianne Zwicke, Jeffrey Robinson, Raymond L. Benza, James Klinger, Daniel Grinnan, Stephen Mathai, David Badesch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-11-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894020964342

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894020964342

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