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ArticlePulmonary circulation2026

The Epidemiology of Pulmonary Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa-A Systematic Report.

Katarina Zeder, Lanjing Wang, Veranyuy Ngah, Armella Santi, Eric W Robbins, Ana O Mocumbi, Judith Namuyonga, Peter Nyasulu, Gabor Kovacs, Marc Humbert and 4 more

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Katarina ZederThe University of Maryland - Institute for Health Computing Bethesda Maryland USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8415-727X
Lanjing WangDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics George Washington University Washington DC USA.
Veranyuy NgahThe University of Maryland - Institute for Health Computing Bethesda Maryland USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5916-688X
Armella SantiThe University of Maryland - Institute for Health Computing Bethesda Maryland USA.
Eric W RobbinsThe University of Maryland - Institute for Health Computing Bethesda Maryland USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3570-7765
Ana O MocumbiDepartment of Cardiology University Eduardo Mondlane Maputo Mozambique.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9564-2860
Judith NamuyongaDepartment of Paediatric Cardiology Uganda Heart Institute Kampala Uganda.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4638-6928
Peter NyasuluDepartment of Global Health, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2757-0663
Gabor KovacsDepartment of Internal Medicine, Lung Research Cluster, Division of Respiratory Medicine Medical University of Graz Graz Austria.
Marc HumbertFaculty of Medicine Université Paris-Saclay Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Île-de-France France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0703-2892
Geoff StrangeThe Institute for Health Research The University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle Western Australia Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6800-7119
Simon StewartThe Institute for Health Research The University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle Western Australia Australia.
Guoqing DiaoDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics George Washington University Washington DC USA.
Bradley A MaronThe University of Maryland - Institute for Health Computing Bethesda Maryland USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with cardiovascular NCD accounting for most deaths. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a highly morbid NCD; however, contemporary prevalence data are lacking. We performed a systematic literature search of all echocardiographic or right heart catheterization studies performed in SSA. We grouped studies based on disease populations and performed random-effects meta-analyses, meta-regression, and extrapolation analyses. We included

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Africaechocardiographyheart failureHIVprevalencepulmonary hypertensionrheumatic heart disease

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PMCPMC13508142

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