Caracterização do perfil clínico epidemiológico de pacientes portadores de hipertensão pulmonar no Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension is characterized by an increase in mean pulmonary artery pressure, measured by right cardiac catheterization, and can be classified into five major groups according to their etiological characteristics, also showing differences in relation to treatment. The symptoms presented are quite nonspecific: dyspnoea on exertion, fatigue, weakness, angina, syncope and cough. Symptoms associated with right heart dysfunction, such as edema, ascites and abdominal distension, appear in later stages or in rapidly developing pulmonary hypertension. The development of pulmonary hypertension is associated with clinical deterioration and increased mortality, regardless of the underlying disease. In this sense, the present study aims to gather information on the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with pulmonary hypertension treated at the Lauro Wanderley University Hospital (HULW), through questionnaires and consultation of test results used in patient care, aiming a more appropriate care for each patient, based on an appropriate classification as to the group they belong to, considering their etiological and functional classifications.