Assessment of Prognostic Factors and Natural History of Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Eastern India.

Conclusion: Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is associated with poor prognosis and survival despite advancements of disease specific therapies. Higher mortality in our study is due to delayed presentation and diagnosis. Also lack of availability of prostacyclins and lung transplantation in advanced stages of disease contribute to higher mortality in Indian setup. Non-invasive echocardiographic factors and six minute walk distance are important prognostic factors that help in disease severity stratification to identify patients in need of intensive medical management. PMID: 31571454 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Assoc Physicians India Source Type: research