Pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease: Prevalence, prognosis and 6 min walk test

Summary Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an important complication to interstitial lung disease (ILD). The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and impact of PH on prognosis and exercise capacity in ILD patients. Methods 212 ILD patients were screened for PH by echocar...

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Published in:Respiratory medicine 2012-06, Vol.106 (6), p.875-882
Main Authors: Andersen, Charlotte U, Mellemkjær, Søren, Hilberg, Ole, Nielsen-Kudsk, Jens Erik, Simonsen, Ulf, Bendstrup, Elisabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Denmark - epidemiology
Disease
Exercise capacity
Exercise Test - methods
Female
Heart attacks
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology
Hypertension, Pulmonary - mortality
Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology
Interstitial lung disease
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Lung diseases
Lung Diseases, Interstitial - complications
Lung Diseases, Interstitial - mortality
Lung Diseases, Interstitial - physiopathology
Lung fibrosis
Lungs
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Multivariate analysis
Oxygen therapy
Pneumology
Prevalence
Prognosis
Pulmonary circulation
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Respiratory Mechanics - physiology
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Sarcoidosis
Scleroderma
Studies
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Summary:Summary Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an important complication to interstitial lung disease (ILD). The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and impact of PH on prognosis and exercise capacity in ILD patients. Methods 212 ILD patients were screened for PH by echocardiography. Criteria for PH were either a tricuspid pressure regurgitation gradient >40 mmHg, a tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion
ISSN:0954-6111
1532-3064
DOI:10.1016/j.rmed.2012.02.015