Prevalence and etiologies of pulmonary hypertension in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence and etiologies of pulmonary hypertension in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Despite the recent increasing worldwide attention towards pulmonary hypertension (PH), its epidemiology remains poorly described in Africa. Accordingly, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of PH prevalence, incidence and etiologies in Africa. Methods We searched Pu...

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Main Authors: Jean Joel Bigna, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Jobert Richie Nansseu, Leopold Ndemnge Aminde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Africa
Systematic review
Meta-analysis
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0549-5

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