Abstract:Background:
Previous research has shown that socioeconomic status (SES) is a contributing factor toward a patient’s health. Lower SES has been associated with later presentation and worse outcomes in both chronic lung disease (CLD) patients and World Health Organization (WHO) group I pulmonary arterial hypertension patients. It is unknown if lower SES is associated with differing clinical characteristics at the time of diagnosis of group III pulmonary hypertension (secondary to CLD).
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