Frequency of pulmonary hypertension in transthoracic echocardiography screening is not increased in Takayasu arteritis: Experience from a single center in Turkey
Articles > Article · 2018
Authors: Melike Kalfa, Hakan Emmungil, Oktay Musayev, Özgül Soysal Gündüz, Zevcet Yilmaz, Vedat Inal, Servet Akar, Nurullah Akkoc, Fatos Onen, Latife Meral KAYIKÇIOĞLU, Gökhan KESER, Kenan AKSU
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2018, vol 5, pp 249-253
DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2018.17052
Summary
Objective: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) may occur in Takayasu arteritis (TA), mostly due to pulmonary arteritis, but also due to left heart disease and/or chronic thromboembolism (CTE). Using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), we investigated the frequency of PH caused by pulmonary arteritis.