Racial and ethnic differences in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulm Circ. 2017 Oct-Dec;7(4):793-796. doi: 10.1177/2045893217732213. Epub 2017 Sep 15.

Abstract

This study explores the racial and ethnic differences in presentation, severity, and treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in a large multicenter registry. African American and Hispanic patients are more likely to present with associated PAH compared to non-Hispanic whites. Hispanic patients with PAH were less likely to be treated with PAH-specific medications compared to non-Hispanic whites.

Keywords: epidemiology; ethnicity; pulmonary arterial hypertension; race.