Características clínicas dos pacientes com hipertensão pulmonar em dois centros de referência em São Paulo
OBJECTIVES: Describe the clinical profile of PH patients from two pulmonary hypertension centers. METHODS: Retrospective chart analysis. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty three PH patients were included in the study; 62% of these presented functional class III or IV (NYHA). Mean right ventricle systol...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2006 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/3092 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-42302006000300012 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/3092 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Pulmonary hypertension Schistosomiasis Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension Hipertensão pulmonar Esquistossomose Hipertensão arterial pulmonar idiopática |
| Sumario: | OBJECTIVES: Describe the clinical profile of PH patients from two pulmonary hypertension centers. METHODS: Retrospective chart analysis. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty three PH patients were included in the study; 62% of these presented functional class III or IV (NYHA). Mean right ventricle systolic pressure (RVSP) was 83.48±24.61 mmHg. There was no correlation between functional class and RVSP. About 50% of the patients were diagnosed as IPAH; 30% as pulmonary hypertension associated to schistosomiasis; 10% as PH associated to connective tissue diseases. Mean time of dyspnea until diagnosis was variable with no correlation with functional class (p>0.05). No difference was found in the clinical presentation in spite of the diverse etiologies. CONCLUSION: Based upon our findings, we stressed the need for an active investigation of PH patients prior to administration of any therapeutic alternative. We emphasized that a better understanding of PH related to schistosomiasis is needed due to the high prevalence of this condition among PH patients as shown in the Brazilian population. |
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