Table 1.
Physician sample
| UK | FR | DE | IT | ES | US | AR | JP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of physicians | 50 | 53 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 160 | 53 | 69 |
| Specialty, % | ||||||||
| Cardiology | 64 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 54 | 62 | 81 |
| Pulmonology | 18 | 36 | 38 | 19 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 16 |
| Rheumatology | 16 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 4 | NA | 1 |
| Internal medicinea | 2 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 4 | NA | 1 |
| Cardiology | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | NA | 1 |
| Pulmonology | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | NA | 0 |
| Rheumatology | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | NA | 0 |
| Setting, % | ||||||||
| Hospital | 98 | 91 | 79 | 95 | 98 | 24 | 85 | 100 |
| Office | 2 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 15 | NA |
| Affiliation, % | ||||||||
| Working in a specialized PH centerb | 24c | 38c | 32c | 12c | 30c | 51d | 13c | 30d |
| Affiliated with a PH center | 22 | NA | 17 | 19 | 28 | 23 | NA | NA |
| Not affiliated with a PH center (non-PH center) | 54 | 62 | 51 | 69 | 43 | 26 | 81 | 64 |
| Don’t know | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 6 |
Note
In cases where the physician type is not involved in the management of PH in their country, “not applicable” is used. AR: Argentina; DE: Germany; ES: Spain; FR: France; IT: Italy; JP: Japan; NA: not applicable; PH: pulmonary hypertension; UK: United Kingdom; US: United States.
a
Internal medicine physicians specializing in cardiology, pulmonology, or rheumatology.
b
Defined on the basis of European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society 2009 guidelines;1 in Argentina and Japan, an institution with a department specialized in treating PH.
c
Verified recognized specialized PH center.
d
Self-defined specialized PH center.