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ECHARTE MARTINEZ, Julio César; HECHAVARRIA POUYMIRO, Sheila  e  ALFONSO RODRIGUEZ, Emilio. The epidemiology of pulmonary hypertension. Rev cubana med [online]. 2022, vol.61, n.1, e2586.  Epub 25-Mar-2022. ISSN 0034-7523.

From current perspectives, pulmonary hypertension is considered a major health problem. The present work was carried out to identify the epidemiological characteristics and natural history of pulmonary hypertension in the international context and mainly in the Americas. Knowledge of the epidemiology of pulmonary hypertension has undergone a remarkable development with the results of the American, French, and Swiss registries, among others. Initial reports considered that the disease affected young patients (average age 36 years), being almost twice more frequent in women than in men (1.7:1) and with an incidence of 1-2 cases/1,000,000 inhabitants/ year and affects all age groups. Current estimates suggest a prevalence around 1% of the world population and increases to 10% in those over 65 years of age. Left atrial or left ventricular disease and pulmonary diseases are the most common cause of pulmonary hypertension. In Cuba there are no epidemiological data available on this entity. The programs that help their knowledge by the medical population must be reinforced and promote a single data registry.

Palavras-chave : pulmonary hypertension; epidemiology; record.

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