Pulmonary hypertension (pH)-related hospitalizations in the United States have increased
in recent decades, and pH-related mortality in older individuals has accelerated more
rapidly than in younger groups.
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Until 2010, older individuals had higher mortality rates compared to younger individuals,
but to our knowledge, no new data has been reported. Therefore, we aimed to characterize
the changing mortality rates between 2004 and 2019, as delineated by age group.Key Indexing Terms
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Publication history
Published online: February 22, 2023
Accepted:
February 6,
2023
Received:
September 14,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofIdentification
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© 2023 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Southern Society for Clinical Investigation.
