National Pulmonary Hypertension Audit - 2014

Pulmonary hypertension is a rare disease which occurs at any age, has many causes, and often shortens life expectancy. In the UK seven hospitals are designated to diagnose and treat pulmonary hypertension in adults and one hospital for children. The National Audit of Pulmonary Hypertension (NAPH) is a prospective audit of processes and outcomes and has the participation of all eight designated centres. This report of the fifth year includes new analysis on diagnosis and therapy, analysis by specialised centre, a comparison of operated and not operated chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, an analysis of distance from a specialised centre as an influence on referral patterns, and new analyses concerning time to failure of drug therapies. The data presented in this report is for the year 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 and covers all patients seen at the designated centres. This audit includes England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, Gibraltar and the Isle of Man.