Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Abstract
Objectives
To identify and characterize patients with COPD and severe pulmonary hypertension.
Methods
Retrospective study of 27 patients with COPD with severe pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary artery mean pressure [Ppa], > or = 40 mm Hg) among 998 patients who underwent right heart catheterization between 1990 and 2002 as part of a workup for chronic respiratory failure during a period of disease stability.
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Keywords
- Medicine
- Pulmonary hypertension
- COPD
- Internal medicine
- Cardiology
- Hypoxemia
- Pulmonary artery
- Interquartile range
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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