Open AccessSarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: Clinical features and outcomes in arab patients
Author(s) -
Esam H. Alhamad,
Majdy Idrees,
Mohammed O. Alanezi,
Ahmad A. Al-Boukai,
Shaffi Ahamed Shaik
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.62471
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , pulmonary hypertension , pulmonary function testing , interstitial lung disease , retrospective cohort study , oxygen saturation , lung , ground glass opacity , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , gastroenterology , cardiology , oxygen , chemistry , adenocarcinoma , organic chemistry , cancer
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) occurs in many patients with interstitial lung disease, including sarcoidosis. We explored the frequency, clinical characteristics and outcomes of PH in Arab patients diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis.