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ArticlePulmonary circulation2022

Healthcare resource utilization and quality of life in patients with sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension.

Allan Lawrie, Neil Hamilton, Steven Wood, Fernando Exposto, Ruvimbo Muzwidzwa, Louise Raiteri, Amélie Beaudet, Audrey Muller, Rafael Sauter, Nadia Pillai and 1 more

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Article in Pulmonary circulation, 2022. 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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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Sarcoidosis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024
    Review
  3. Use of pulmonary arterial hypertension therapies in patient swith sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2024
    Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Allan LawrieNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London London UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4192-9505
Neil HamiltonSheffield Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield UK.
Steven WoodInsigneo Institute for In-Silico Medicine University of Sheffield Sheffield UK.
Fernando ExpostoIQVIA London UK.
Ruvimbo MuzwidzwaIQVIA London UK.
Louise RaiteriIQVIA London UK.
Amélie BeaudetActelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Allschwil Switzerland.
Audrey MullerActelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Allschwil Switzerland.
Rafael SauterActelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Allschwil Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4678-1100
Nadia PillaiActelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Allschwil Switzerland.
David G KielyInsigneo Institute for In-Silico Medicine University of Sheffield Sheffield UK.
Actelion (Switzerland) · CHIQVIA (United Kingdom) · GBRoyal Hallamshire Hospital · GBInsigneo · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/18/52/33808
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A retrospective, observational cohort study was conducted to generate real-world evidence in adult patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension (SAPH) at a referral center in England between 2012 and 2019. Data from the referral center electronic medical record database were linked to the National Health Service Hospital Episode Statistics database to collect and analyze patient demographics, clinical characteristics, comorbidities, treatment patterns, health-related quality of life (HRQoL; assessed using the EmPHasis-10 questionnaire), healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), costs, and survival. Sixty-two patients with SAPH were identified. At diagnosis, 84% were in WHO functional class III and presented with significant pulmonary hemodynamic impairment. Cardiovascular and respiratory comorbidities were commonly reported prediagnosis. Median EmPHasis-10 score at diagnosis was 34, indicative of poor HRQoL. In the 1st year after diagnosis, median (Q1, Q3) per-patient HCRU was 1 (0, 2) all-cause inpatient hospitalizations; 3 (2, 4) same-day hospitalizations; and 9 (6, 11) outpatient consultations. In 24 patients who were hospitalized longer than 1 day in the 1st year after diagnosis, the median duration of hospitalization was 4 days. With a median follow-up of 1.8 years, the median overall survival was 2.9 years. In this cohort of patients with SAPH, poor HRQoL and high HCRU were observed following diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report on HRQoL and HCRU in patients with SAPH. More research is needed on treatment options for this population with high unmet needs.

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HCRUHRQoLmortalityreal‐world evidenceSAPH

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PMID36204241
PMCPMC9525996
OpenAlexW4296553941

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