BYU ScholarsArchive

Title

The Unseen Burdens of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Treatment Side Effects and Access to Care

Authors

Rebecca Brown, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Megan Pierce, Brigham Young University - Provo
Samara Nelson, Utah State University
Ashley Bangerter Seelos, Brigham Young University - Provo
Ella Cook, Brigham Young University
Heather Stickle, Brigham Young University - Provo
Michael Johansen, Indiana University School of Medicine
Erik J. Nelson, Brigham Young University - Provo

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Keywords

Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension, Access, Side Effects

Abstract

• Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious and life-threatening disease characterized by an elevation in mean pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance, leading to right heart failure and death.^1,2
• PH has primarily been studied among adults and therefore clinical therapies have also aimed at treating this population.^3-5
• Several pharmaceutical treatments are available and approved for use in adults, however, the effectiveness among children has yet to be sufficiently determined though they are considered the standard treatment regimen in children.
• Accessing specialized pediatric PH care providers who are versant in these therapies is difficult.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Brown, Rebecca; Pierce, Megan; Nelson, Samara; Bangerter Seelos, Ashley; Cook, Ella; Stickle, Heather; Johansen, Michael; and Nelson, Erik J., "The Unseen Burdens of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Treatment Side Effects and Access to Care" (2022). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2022. 9.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2022/9

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2022-3

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Public Health

University Standing at Time of Publication

Junior

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