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*In [year], the incidence/prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide. | *In [year], the incidence/prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide. | ||
*The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually. | *The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually. | ||
*Nevertheless, the [[prevalence]] of cirrhosis as the most important risk factor of hepatopulmonary syndrome is higher in: | |||
**Non-Hispanic blacks | |||
**Individuals below the poverty line | |||
**Mexican Americans | |||
**Areas with high illiteracy rates | |||
*Chronic and heavy [[alcohol]] use is responsible for more than half of the cases of cirrhosis in the United States.<ref name="pmid25291348">{{cite journal |vauthors=Scaglione S, Kliethermes S, Cao G, Shoham D, Durazo R, Luke A, Volk ML |title=The Epidemiology of Cirrhosis in the United States: A Population-based Study |journal=J. Clin. Gastroenterol. |volume=49 |issue=8 |pages=690–6 |year=2015 |pmid=25291348 |doi=10.1097/MCG.0000000000000208 |url=}}</ref> | |||
===Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate=== | ===Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate=== | ||
*In [year], the incidence of hepatopulmonary syndrome is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%. | *In [year], the incidence of hepatopulmonary syndrome is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%. |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence/prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- In [year], the incidence/prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Prevalence
- The incidence/prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- In [year], the incidence/prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually.
- Nevertheless, the prevalence of cirrhosis as the most important risk factor of hepatopulmonary syndrome is higher in:
- Non-Hispanic blacks
- Individuals below the poverty line
- Mexican Americans
- Areas with high illiteracy rates
- Chronic and heavy alcohol use is responsible for more than half of the cases of cirrhosis in the United States.[1]
Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate
- In [year], the incidence of hepatopulmonary syndrome is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
- The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of hepatopulmonary syndrome is approximately [number range].
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop hepatopulmonary syndrome.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to hepatopulmonary syndrome.
Gender
- Hepatopulmonary syndrome affects men and women equally.
Region
- Hepatopulmonary syndrome is a rare disease without any specific geographical distribution.
- Nevertheless, cirrhosis as the main of hepatopulmonary syndrome has different etiologies in different countries.
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
References
- ↑ Scaglione S, Kliethermes S, Cao G, Shoham D, Durazo R, Luke A, Volk ML (2015). "The Epidemiology of Cirrhosis in the United States: A Population-based Study". J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 49 (8): 690–6. doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000000208. PMID 25291348.