Poverty and isolation are associated with worse pulmonary hypertension outcomes

A 2024 study looked at the association between socioeconomic disadvantage and pulmonary hypertension. In one New York hospital system, they found that patients with PH and socioeconomic disadvantage were more likely to die, even after accounting for other conditions the patients might have.

The authors suggest that improving social support, health care access, and health care affordability might reduce treatment barriers and improve outcomes. They also suggest that clinical trials include more people from underrepresented populations.

Read the CHEST 2024 conference abstract