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. 2013 Sep 6;6(6):474–480. doi: 10.1111/cts.12090

Table 1.

Causes of PH by group

WHO group1 n (%)
I (PAH) 23 (76%)
‐idiopathic/heritable 14
‐congenital heart disease 4
‐connective tissue disease 3
‐portopulmonary hypertension 1
‐hemolytic disorder 1
II (Heart disease) 2 (7%)
‐left ventricular diastolic dysfunction 2
III (Lung disease) 2 (7%)
‐COPD 2
IV (CTEPH) 1 (3%)
V (miscellaneous) 2 (7%)
‐sarcoidosis 2

CTEPH = chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; PAH = pulmonary arterial hypertension.