The Heterogeneity of Pulmonary Hypertension Nomenclature in Empiric Research Studies: Systematic Findings From Three Western European Countries

Armella Santi, Veranyuy Ngah, Eric W. Robbins, Bradley A. Maron, Katarina Zeder

https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.70089

Abstract

This systematic literature review of three Western European Countries identified N = 48 different terms to describe pulmonary arterial pressure and N = 35 thresholds used to define pulmonary hypertension in published empiric research studies. There is an urgent need to standardize pulmonary artery pressure nomenclature and pulmonary hypertension definitions in clinical research reports.

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