Health-Related Quality of Life in Pulmonary Hypertension and Its Clinical Correlates: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Conclusions: HRQoL, measured by two different PROMs, is impaired in Portuguese patients with PAH and other forms of pcPH, particularly in patients with increased disease severity. WHO FC, 6MWD, and Borg dyspnoea index are highly correlated with HRQoL and QoL.
PMID: 29750153 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Biomed Res - May 13, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reis A, Santos M, Vicente M, Furtado I, Cruz C, Melo A, Carvalho L, Gonçalves F, Sa-Couto P, Almeida L Tags: Biomed Res Int Source Type: research