Senthilkumar Gopalakrishnan
BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension is a progressive disease with high morbidity and mortality. The W.H.O. Group II Pulmonary hypertension (Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease) is the most prevalent form of PHT worldwide. There is paucity of data regarding Group II Pulmonary hypertension from developing countries including India. This retrospective descriptive study was carried out at a tertiary care institute with an objective of establishing the epidemiological data of Group II Pulmonary hypertension by Echocardiography.
