Prevalence of pulmonary artery hypertension in patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its correlation with stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, exercising capacity, and quality of life

Prevalence of pulmonary artery hypertension in patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its correlation with stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, exercising capacity, and quality of life

Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in advance stages, and its presence indicates poor prognosis. Aims and Objective: The present study was design to know the prevalence of PAH in patients with COPD and its correlation w...

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Main Authors: Kamlesh Kumar Gupta, Bidyut Roy, Shyam Chand Chaudhary, Arvind Mishra, M L Patel, Jitendra Singh, Vivek Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
6 min walk test
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pulmonary hypertension
St George Respiratory Questionnaire
two-dimensional echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=53;epage=57;aulast=Gupta

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