Frequency of Pleural Effusions in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated With Connective Tissue Diseases

Luo, Yi-feng; Robbins, Ivan; Karatas, MEVLÜT; Brixey, Anupama; Rice, Todd; Light, Richard

doi:10.1378/chest.10-0227

Frequency of Pleural Effusions in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated With Connective Tissue Diseases

Luo Y., Robbins I. M., Karatas M., Brixey A. G., Rice T. W., Light R. W.

CHEST, cilt.140, sa.1, ss.42-47, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 140 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.1378/chest.10-0227
Dergi Adı: CHEST
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.42-47
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Pleural effusions frequently accumulate in patients with left-sided heart failure. However, our recent study in patients with idiopathic and heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) demonstrated that pleural effusions frequently occur in patients with isolated right-sided heart failure (RHF). The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of pleural effusions in patients with PAH associated with connective tissue disease (CTD).