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. 2014 Apr 3;146(2):476–495. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-0527

TABLE 12 .

] Trends Over Time by Underlying Cause of Death Among Decedents With Reported PH

Disease Category: ICD-10 Codes 2001 2010 AAPC
Rate/100,000 % of Total PH Deaths Rate/100,000 % of Total PH Deaths
Diseases of the circulatory system
 Pulmonary hypertension: I27.0, I27.2, I27.8, I27.9 1.63 29.3 1.95 30.2 1.5
 Coronary heart disease: I20-I25 0.48 8.8 0.66 10.3 3.8a
 Valvular heart disease, nonrheumatic: I34-I38 0.14 2.6 0.25 4.1 6.7a
 Aortic stenosis: I06.0, I35.0, I35.2 0.04 0.9 0.10 1.6 10.8a
 Hypertension: I10-I15 0.04 1.0 0.10 1.6 9.2a
 Rheumatic heart disease: I00-I09 0.07 1.4 0.10 1.5 3.2a
 Pulmonary embolism: I26 0.07 1.3 0.04 0.7 −7.2a
 Heart failure: I50 0.03 0.6 0.02 0.4 −3.6a
 Other cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease: I27.1, I28-I33, I40-I49, I51-I78 0.21 3.6 0.23 3.7 2.0
Respiratory disorder or infection
 Chronic lower respiratory disease: J40-J47 1.46 26.2 1.24 19.0 −1.3a
  Emphysema only: J43 0.24 4.2 0.08 1.4 −8.7a
 Interstitial lung disease: J84 0.24 4.5 0.31 4.9 4.5a
 Influenza and pneumonia: J09-J18 0.04 0.9 0.07 1.2 5.5a
All other respiratory diseases: J00-06, J20-J39, J60-J70, J85-J98 0.08 1.7 0.12 1.9 3.3a
Autoimmune diseases: M5-M6, M8, M30-35 0.07 1.3 0.16 2.4 10.9a
Congenital malformations, deformation, and chromosomal abnormalities: Q00-Q99 0.17 3.0 0.11 1.6 −5.2a
Malignant neoplasms of the trachea, bronchus, and lung: C34 0.09 1.8 0.09 1.5 0.1
Diabetes mellitus: E10-E14 0.05 1.0 0.09 1.5 7.6a
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27 0.03 0.7 0.07 1.1 9.2a
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: K70, K73-74 0.02 0.3 0.05 0.8 17.0a
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic, and related tissue: C81-C96 0.02 0.4 0.04 0.7 6.4a
Sleep apnea: G47.3 0.1 0.04 0.6 NA
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period: P00-P96 0.05 1.0 0.01 0.1 −12.5a
Total 5.5 6.5

NA = not applicable; PH = pulmonary hypertension. See Table 2 and 5 legends for expansion of other abbreviations.

a

P < .05.