Prevalence and determinants of pulmonary hypertension in a group of Cameroonian patients without chronic lung disease: a cross-sectional echocardiographic study

Prevalence and determinants of pulmonary hypertension in a group of Cameroonian patients without chronic lung disease: a cross-sectional echocardiographic study

Abstract Objective To study prevalence and determinants of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in a group of Cameroonian patients without chronic lung disease. We conducted a cross-sectional study conducted between April and December 2011 in a private cardiology clinic in Bafoussam, Cameroon. We included co...

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Main Authors: Ahmadou M. Jingi, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Aurel T. Tankeu, Liliane Mfeukeu-Kuate, Clovis Nkoke, Philippe Kamdem, Alain Patrick Menanga, Samuel Kingue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Pulmonary hypertension
Echocardiography
Prevalence
Determinants
Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2903-3

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