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Echocardiographic Measurement of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure in Patients with Sarcoidosis
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Candemir, Ipek Kumbasar, Ozlem Ozdemir |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a significant complication and is poor prognostic factor for sarcoidosis. We evaluated various tests of diagnosis and treatment as well as the associations between PH and value of six-minute walk test (6 MWT) in sarcoidosis patients. Methods: This study was conducted with fifty patients with sarcoidosis. We grouped patients according to echocardiography. Results: PH prevalence in sarcoidosis was found to be 10%. In cases with likely PH, FEV1%, FVC%, MMF% was found to be lower. Although DLCO was less than 80% in the group of likely PH and over 80% in the other, there were no statistical differences between two groups. Mean value of FVC/DLCO ratio was 1.1 ± 0.38 in group of likely PH. There was no significant difference between groups. Mean distance of 6 MWT was 464 ± 105 m in all cases. There were no statistical differences between two groups in 6 MWT. Significant desaturation with exercise was observed in cases with PH (p = 0.007). Conclusion: In all stages, patients who have longer disease duration and abnormal pulmonary function tests, should be examined about PH. Patients should undergo 6 MWT and presence of desaturation after 6 MWT, even without hypoxemia, should be looked after and dealt with accordingly. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://file.scirp.org/pdf/OJRD_2016022610501386.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Apnea Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capability Test Echocardiography Eighty Fingerprint Verification Competition Hypertensive disease Hypoxia Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Mental association Patients Prognostic Factors Pulmonary Function Test/Forced Expiratory Volume 1 Pulmonary Hypertension |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |