The prevalence and pattern of post tuberculosis lung disease including pulmonary hypertension from an Australian TB service; a single-centre, retrospective cohort study
Despite successful treatment, PTLD was frequently observed among our cohort of Australian TB survivors. Further research into optimal screening practices to diagnose chronic pulmonary diseases and pulmonary hypertension could provide opportunities for earlier intervention and management.
Authors
- Anthony Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0789-5161)
- Meredith King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2720-791X)
- Sean F. Mungovan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9949-2409)
- M. Plit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8742-1745)
- Yasmeen Al‐Hindawi
- Kenneth Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1554-6204)
- L. Yeung
- Standish Rigava
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03549-5
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.63