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

Seyahi, Emire; Baskurt, Murat; Melikoglu, Melike; Akman, Canan; Olgun, Deniz; Simsek, Eda; Hamuryudan, Vedat; Kucukoglu, Serdar; Yazici, Hasan

doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2011.07.022

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

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

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, cilt.105, sa.11, ss.1739-1747, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 105 Sayı: 11
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.07.022
Dergi Adı: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1739-1747
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.