Analysis of clinical characteristics of patients with pulmonary hypertension in Chaya County, Chamdo, Tibet
Chronic pulmonary disease and left heart disease were identified as common etiologies of PH among Tibetan patients residing in high-altitude regions. The Tibetan population residing in high-altitude regions and diagnosed with PH displayed abnormal changes in numerous liver functional and metabolic indices, which were correlated with the morphological indices observed via cardiac ultrasound.
Authors
- Zhu Dun
- Ruimin Dong
- Xing Shui
- Juan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7549-8955)
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/cdt-23-486
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Medical Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Tibet Autonomous Region