Overview
This is a observational、multicenter, prospective cohort study for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). The purposes of this study were to evaluate the etiology、clinical characteristics、treatment modalities, and outcomes of patients with PH;also to set up registration system of PH in China, to build a database of Chinese PH, to establish a web-based international standard data acquisition system for PH and a multicenter clinical research platform. The results of the study will provide a basis for the future national health policy for prevention and treatment of PH.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Newly diagnosed or previously diagnosed patients with PH.
- Documentation of mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) >20 mm Hg by right heart catheterization, performed at any time prior to study enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have not had documentation of hemodynamic criteria for PH by right heart catheterization at some time preceding study entry and following development of symptoms associated with PH.
- Do not meet the required hemodynamic criteria for entry into the study.