Tag Jeffrey D. Davis

Pulmonary Hypertension

Risk Relatively uncommon disease process, with an estimated incidence of 1–5:100,000. Frequently identified as a contributing cause of death in USA, resulting in 6.5:100,000 deaths (2010). Left heart disease underlies 60–85% of pHTN cases. Primary pulmonary disease (e.g., COPD/OSA) is…