Racial differences in patients referred for right heart catheterization and risk of pulmonary hypertension

African Americans (AA) have a higher incidence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) risk factors. Few studies have examined the racial differences in the prevalence and etiology of PH and direct comparison of invasive hemodynamics between AAs and Caucasians has rarely been reported. In this study, we exam...

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Main Authors: Bin Q. Yang, Tufik R. Assad, Jared M. O'Leary, Meng Xu, Stephen J. Halliday, Reid W. D'Amico, Eric H. Farber-Eger, Quinn S. Wells, Anna R. Hemnes, Evan L. Brittain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-03-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894018764273