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ReviewInternal medicine journal2023

Pulmonary hypertension in remote and disadvantaged population: overcoming unique challenges for improved outcomes.

Pyi Naing, Nadarajah Kangaharan, Gregory M Scalia, Geoff Strange, David Playford

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Review in Internal medicine journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Artificial intelligence enhanced contemporary pulmonary hypertension care.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Pyi NaingUniversity of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6384-7215
Nadarajah KangaharanFlinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Gregory M ScaliaThe Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Geoff StrangeUniversity of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
David PlayfordUniversity of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4492-1103

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common and debilitating medical condition with high mortality. PH research has traditionally focused on pulmonary arterial hypertension and its management in expert PH centres. Other forms of PH such as PH associated with cardiac or respiratory disease are more common, less well-understood and associated with higher mortality. Epidemiology of PH in disadvantaged, remote and rural regions, remains largely undocumented. In this review, we discuss the unique challenges in identifying PH in rural and disadvantaged populations using the Top End region of the Northern Territory of Australia as an example. We propose a simple diagnostic approach, ideally suited to regions where resource allocation is scarce, using clinical skills, echocardiography, and an escalation algorithm. The brief history, epidemiology and current literature on PH are summarised to inform the busy clinicians. We highlight two case examples from the Top End to illustrate the challenges and potential solutions.

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Hypertension, PulmonaryPulmonary Arterial HypertensionEchocardiographyHumansNorthern TerritoryVulnerable Populationsdisadvantaged populationindigenous Australianpulmonary hypertension

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PMID35762199
PMCPMC10087585

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