[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary hypertension surveillance: United States, 2001 to 2010

MG George, LJ Schieb, C Ayala, A Talwalkar, S Levant - Chest, 2014 - Elsevier
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an uncommon but progressive condition, and much of what
we know about it comes from specialized disease registries. With expanding research into
the diagnosis and treatment of PH, it is important to provide updated surveillance on the
impact of this disease on hospitalizations and mortality. This study, which builds on previous
PH surveillance of mortality and hospitalization, analyzed mortality data from the National
Vital Statistics System and data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey between 2001 …