Title of article
We Perform Vasoreactivity Test in Pulmonary Hypertension, but Reproducibility?
Author/Authors
Özkeçeci, Gülay Afyon Kocatepe University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Akçi, Önder Afyon Kocatepe University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Onrat, Ersel Afyon Kocatepe University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Avsar, Alaettin Afyon Kocatepe University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey
From page
153
To page
154
Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a chronic, granulomatous disease that it can affect all organs. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is one of the most important complications of sarcoidosis and indicates poor prognosis. PH is determined by right cardiac catheterization and mean pulmonary artery pressure is ≥25 mmHg at rest. Vasoreactivity test is recommended to this patients, to determine vasodilator drugs to response of pulmonary vascular bed. Calcium channel blockers are used in patients with a positive test vasoreactivity. We presented a case in this article whose vasoreactivity test was positive initially, but negative in follow-up.
Keywords
Pulmonary hypertension , vasorectivity test , sarcoidosis
Journal title
Erciyes Medical Journal
Journal title
Erciyes Medical Journal
Record number
2597466
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