Prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in the United States

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1763-1768

  Kirson, Noam Y ^a   Birnbaum, Howard G ^a   Ivanova, Jasmina I ^a   Waldman, Tracy ^a   Joish, Vijay ^b   Williamson, Todd ^b  

^a ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^b BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH); Prevalence; Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051775099     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2011.604310     Document Type: Article

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