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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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).