Tag: pulmonary hypertension

Nadciśnienie płucne zakrzepowo-zatorowe (CTEPH, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension) można rozpoznać u pacjenta z odpowiednio udokumentowanym przewlekłym zorganizowanym materiałem zakrzepowo-zatorowym w tętnicach płucnych typu sprężystego — głównych, płatowych, segmentalnych, subsegmentalnych — jeśli w cewnikowaniu prawego serca stwierdza się w spoczynku średnie ciśnienie w tętnicy płucnej większe lub równe 25 mm Hg...

Despite the growing recognition that pulmonary hypertension can develop in diastolic heart failure; its clinical significance remains poorly defined...

In systemic sclerosis (SSc), changes in the lungs and pulmonary hypertension (PH) are complications most adversely affecting the prognosis. Given the availability of specific treatment, early diagnosis of PH is very important. Exercise echocardiography, by increasing the patient’s cardiac output, makes it possible to identify patients with elevated pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) during exercise...

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a chronic progressive disease of pulmonary circulation characterised by indistinct ethiopathogenesis...

Współistnienie włóknienia i rozedmy płuc (CPFE, combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema) jest rzadko opisywanym schorzeniem. Na jednoczesne występowanie włóknienia i rozedmy płuc zwrócono uwagę w pierwszej połowie lat 90. ubiegłego stulecia, jednak początkowo uważano, że ma ono charakter przypadkowy [1, 2]. Dopiero w ostatnich latach zaczęto to traktować jako odrębną jednostkę chorobową. Wiadomości na temat CPFE pochodzą obecnie głównie z opisu serii  przypadków [3–6]...

A 52-year-old woman with b-thalassaemia intermedia was admitted to Hammersmith Hospital for investigation of pulmonaryhypertension that was diagnosed on echocardiogram. An initial PA chest radiograph demonstrated a left paraspinal mass and a large right paravertebral mass, which was initially thought to be due to gross enlargement of the pulmonary arteries. There were no significant focal lung lesions...

Isolated unilateral agenesis of a pulmonary artery is rare and is usually encountered as an associated condition in 0.39% of congenital heart diseases, such as right-sided aortic arch, septal defects, truncus arteriosus and tetralogy of Fallot [1]. In this report we describe a patient who was referred to nuclear medicine for ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy for further investigation of pulmonary hypertension...

We present a case of a 21 year-old man who has had Fontan type correction 17 years ago with symptoms of severe heart insufficiency (III NYHA class, cahectic, with massive peripheral oedema and ascites) caused by increased pulmonary vascular resistance and increased pulmonary artery pressure. He was treated successfully with long term sildenafil medication...

A case of a rare congenital anomaly — hemitruncus arteriosus, in a two month old infant is presented. Diagnosis and treatment of this condition are discussed...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is considered a risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing heart transplantation. Medical therapy with oral and pharmacologic agents is not always effective in reducing pulmonary artery (PA) pressures. Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been used to reduce PA pressures in cases of PH unresponsive to medical therapy.