Jennifer K van Heerden, Elizabeth H Louw, Friedrich Thienemann, Mark E Engel, Brian W Allwood
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of tuberculosis (TB)-associated pulmonary hypertension (PH) has not previously been quantified, resulting in an underappreciated burden of disease. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of PH in post-TB and active TB populations. METHODS: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, EBSCOhost, Scopus, African Journals Online and Google Scholar, with no language restriction, for available literature published after 1950...
January 31, 2024: European Respiratory Review: An Official Journal of the European Respiratory Society