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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Pulmonary hypertension

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Pulmonary hypertension

The information below shows a list of types of Pulmonary hypertension, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease Prevalence Estimate US people estimate Statistic Used for Calculation
primary pulmonary hypertension N/A N/A No information
secondary pulmonary hypertension approx 1 in 272,000 or 0.00% or 1,000 people in USA 1,000 about 1,000 new cases of pulmonary arterial hypertension are diagnosed each year in the US, Genetics Home Reference website

Types of Pulmonary hypertension

For more information about types of Pulmonary hypertension, refer to our section on types of Pulmonary hypertension.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Pulmonary hypertension usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Pulmonary hypertension at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Pulmonary hypertension is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.


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