Jawad Kadhum Atiya
Iraq
Research Article
Pulmonary Hypertension in Children with Cancer
Author(s): Wissam Fakher Oda, Jawad Kadhum Atiya, Assim Alchalabi and Janan G Hasan
Wissam Fakher Oda, Jawad Kadhum Atiya, Assim Alchalabi and Janan G Hasan
Background: The advances in medicine have led to improved survival rates for children diagnosed with cancer. Despite these improvements, late mortality rates for cancer survivors exceed those of the general population. Leading causes of death in this population include subsequent cancer, followed by pulmonary and cardiovascular events.
Objective: To study the frequency of pulmonary hypertension in children with cancer after finishing their treatments, and to study the effects of different determined factors like age of diagnosis or type of treatment on the development of pulmonary hypertension.
Patient and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out to focus on the frequency of pulmonary hypertension in patients with cancer after finishing their treatment in Basra Children’s Specialty Hospital, pediatric.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-2518.1000285