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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7523</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev cubana med]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7523</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0034-75232022000100014</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La epidemiología de la hipertensión pulmonar]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The epidemiology of pulmonary hypertension]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Echarte Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio César]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Hechavarría Pouymiró]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sheila]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Alfonso Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Emilio]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>61</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75232022000100014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75232022000100014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75232022000100014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Desde las perspectivas actuales, la hipertensión pulmonar es considerada un importante problema sanitario. El objetivo del artículo fue identificar las características epidemiológicas e historia natural de la hipertensión pulmonar en el contexto internacional y principalmente en la región americana. El conocimiento de la epidemiología de la hipertensión pulmonar ha experimentado un notable desarrollo con los resultados de los registros americanos, franceses, suizos, entre otros. Reportes iniciales consideraban que la enfermedad afectaba a pacientes jóvenes (edad promedio 36 años), siendo casi dos veces más frecuente en mujeres que en varones (1,7:1) y con una incidencia de 1-2 casos/1 000 000 habitantes/año y afecta a todos los grupos etarios. Las estimaciones actuales sugieren una prevalencia alrededor del 1 % de la población mundial y aumenta hasta el 10 % en los mayores de 65 años. La enfermedad auricular o ventricular izquierda y las enfermedades pulmonares son la causa más frecuente de hipertensión pulmonar. En Cuba no hay datos epidemiológicos disponibles sobre esta entidad. Los programas que ayuden a su conocimiento por la población médica se deben reforzar e impulsar un registro único de datos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT 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.]]></p></abstract>
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