Pulmonary hypertension in COPD: results from the ASPIRE registry

Hurdman, Judith; Condliffe, Robin; A. Elliot, Charlie; Swift, Andrew; Rajaram, Smitha; Davies, Christine; Hill, Catherine; Hamilton, Neil; J. Armstrong, Iain; Billings, Catherine; Pollard, Lauren; M. Wild, Jim; Lawrie, Allan; Lawson, Rod; Sabroe, Ian; G. Kiely, David

doi:10.1183/09031936.00079512

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Pulmonary hypertension in COPD: results from the ASPIRE registry

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Authors:

Judith Hurdman

Robin Condliffe

Charlie A. Elliot

Abstract

The phenotype and outcome of severe pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is described in small numbers, and predictors of survival are unknown. Data was retrieved for 101 consecutive, treatment-naïve cases of pulmonary hypertension in COPD. Mean± sd follow-up was 2....

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