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Does pulmonary hypertension affect men and women at similar rates?
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Women get more PAH: Women are more susceptible to pah and most pah studies and pah centers find that women make up between 2/3 and 3/4 of their patients.
Answered 1/22/2012
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Depends on the cause: Assuming you're referring to primary pulmonary hypertension, the female to male ratio is 1.6 to 3.6 to 1, depending on the registry. Females predominate in all registries.
Answered 9/19/2012
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No: Females are affected more commonly than men in a 2:1 ratio.
Answered 11/17/2012
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