Importance of pulmonary artery to ascending aorta ratio in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


Iliaz S., Tanriverdio E., Chousein E. G. U., Ozturk S., Iliaz R., Cetinkaya E., ...More

CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, vol.12, no.3, pp.961-965, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/crj.12612
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.961-965
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

IntroductionRecent articles revealed that an increased main pulmonary artery to ascending aorta ratio (PA/A) in thorax computed tomography (CT) correlated with pulmonary hypertension, and might be linked to a high probability of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations.