PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IS ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGHER RISK OF HEART FAILURE AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: THE JACKSON HEART STUDY

Background: African Americans (AA) develop chronic kidney disease (CKD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) at disproportionately high rates. It is unknown whether PH heightens the risk of heart failure (HF) admission or mortality among CKD patients, including non-end stage disease. Methods: We