Economic burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) in Finland
PAH and CTEPH cause a significant economic burden on patients and society with considerable differences depending on the PAH subtype and whether the patient has undergone PEA operation or not.
Authors
- Terttu Harju
- Christina Wennerström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0111-3416)
- Nikolaj Bødker
- Eija Heikkilä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3736-8410)
- Pertti Jääskeläinen
- Pauliina Leskelä
- Markku O. Pentikäinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5393-6255)
- Piia Simonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3394-6420)
- Mari Lahelma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4845-0196)
- Riikka‐Leena Leskelä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9255-2958)
- Airi Puhakka
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJC Heart & Vasculature
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2024.101534
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala
- Cilag