Impact of comorbidities and delay in diagnosis in elderly patients with pulmonary hypertension

Patient age at diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension is steadily increasing. The present study sought to analyse clinical characteristics, time to diagnosis and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension in elderly and very elderly patients. A study was conducted in a French regional referral centre for pulm...

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Main Authors: Marylise Ginoux, Ségolène Turquier, Nader Chebib, Jean-Charles Glerant, Julie Traclet, François Philit, Agathe Sénéchal, Jean-François Mornex, Vincent Cottin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2018-11-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/4/4/00100-2018.full