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JAMA, 2021 Pulmonary hypertension is the term used to describe a group of disorders characterized by abnormally high pressures in the pulmonary arteries. Initial evaluation is focused on identifying the cause, which helps guide appropriate treatment.
D. Poch, J. Mandel
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Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2022 Background The objective of this study was to investigate the prognostic impact of right ventricular (RV) function at rest and during exercise in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) presenting for a screening for pulmonary hypertension (PH).
Panagiota Xanthouli +11 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Oxygenated hemoglobin (OxyHem) in arterial blood may reflect disease severity in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The aim of this study was to analyze the predictive value of OxyHem in SSc patients screened for pulmonary hypertension (PH). OxyHem (
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Prognostic impact of hypochromic erythrocytes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Respiratory Research, 2021 Background Iron deficiency affects up to 50% of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) but iron markers such as ferritin and serum iron are confounded by several non-disease related factors like acute inflammation and diet.
Panagiota Xanthouli +13 more
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ERS statement on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
European Respiratory Journal, 2020 Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare complication of acute pulmonary embolism, either symptomatic or not. The occlusion of proximal pulmonary arteries by fibrotic intravascular material, in combination with a secondary ...
M. Delcroix +28 more
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Pulmonary Hypertension in Acute and Chronic High Altitude Maladaptation Disorders
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Alveolar hypoxia is the most prominent feature of high altitude environment with well-known consequences for the cardio-pulmonary system, including development of pulmonary hypertension.
A. Sydykov +7 more
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Glucocorticoids for treating paediatric pulmonary hypertension: A novel use for a common medication [PDF]
, 2017 Laboratory investigations have shown the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension and improvement after anti-inflammatory drugs.
Aggarwal, Manish, Grady, Ronald M
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Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2010 Abstract Symptoms of unexplained exertional breathlessness or symptoms out of proportion to coexistent heart or lung disease should alert the clinician to the possibility of pulmonary hypertension, and the condition should be actively sought in patients with known associated conditions, such as scleroderma, hypoxic lung disease, liver ...
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Left main bronchus compression due to main pulmonary artery dilatation in pulmonary hypertension: two case reports [PDF]
, 2015 . Pulmonary arterial dilatation associated with pulmonary hypertension may result in significant compression of local structures. Left main coronary artery and left recurrent laryngeal nerve compression have been described.
Ariff, B +6 more
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Haemodynamic definitions and updated clinical classification of pulmonary hypertension
European Respiratory Journal, 2019 Since the 1st World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension (WSPH) in 1973, pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been arbitrarily defined as mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) ≥25 mmHg at rest, measured by right heart catheterisation. Recent data from normal
G. Simonneau +7 more
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