The estimated pulmonary artery pressure can be elevated in Behcet's syndrome

Seyahi E., Baskurt M., Melikoglu M., Akman C., Olgun D., Simsek E., ...More

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, vol.105, no.11, pp.1739-1747, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 105 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.07.022
  • Journal Name: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1739-1747
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the frequency of elevated systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) estimated by echocardiography in Behcet's syndrome (BS) patients with pulmonary artery involvement (PAI), in healthy controls and in diseased controls with systemic sclerosis (SSc), as well as in BS patients without PAI.