Prevalence of Pulmonary Hypertension and its Influence on Survival in Patients With Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Prior to Lung Transplantation.

CONCLUSIONS: PH is highly prevalent in advanced COPD and associated with a significantly higher risk for mortality. PMID: 26366936 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26366936?dopt=Abstract

Source: COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - February 18, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: COPD Source Type: research