Etiological Composition And Clinical Characteristics In Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Hospitalized In Department Of Respiratory Medicine

Objective:To summarize the etiological composition and clinical characteristics in patients with pulmonary hypertension(PH) hospitalized in department of respiratory medicine to improve the doctors,cognition of PH.Methods:According to the latest classification of PH,A retrospective analysis was made in etiological composition and clinical characteristics of 189 patients with PH diagnosed by Doppler echocardiography hospitalized in department of respiratory medicine of the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,from January 2014 to August 2015.Results:Of all the patients hospitalized in department of respiratory medicine,189 patients with PH accounted for 6.31% during this period.Of all the 189 patients,the etiological components in order were pulmonary arterial hypertension(6.35%),left heart disease(10.58%),lung diseases and/or hypoxia(67.20%), chronic thromboembolic disease(11.64%) and unknown mechanisms(4.23%).The most common etiology is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(53.97%).The major pulmonary artery pressure level is Moderate to severe(72.49%).Conclusion:PH,a common disease,which happens in department of respiratory medicine of general hospital.The most common type are lung diseases and /or hypoxia related PH,followed by chronic thromboembolic disease and left heart disease.