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Nunes, H., Humbert, M., Capron, F., Brauner, M., Sitbon, O., Battesti, J.P., Simonneau, G. and Valeyre, D. (2006) Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Sarcoidosis: Mechanisms, Hemodynamic and Prognosis. Thorax, 61, 68-74.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.2005.042838

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• TITLE: Echocardiographic Measurement of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure in Patients with Sarcoidosis

  AUTHORS: Ipek Candemir, Ozlem Ozdemir Kumbasar

  KEYWORDS: Sarcoidosis, PH, ECO, PFT, 6 MWT

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases, Vol.6 No.1, February 26, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a significant complication and is poor prognostic factor for sarcoidosis. We evaluated various tests of diagnosis and treatment as well as the associations between PH and value of six-minute walk test (6 MWT) in sarcoidosis patients. Methods: This study was conducted with fifty patients with sarcoidosis. We grouped patients according to echocardiography. Results: PH prevalence in sarcoidosis was found to be 10%. In cases with likely PH, FEV1%, FVC%, MMF% was found to be lower. Although DLCO was less than 80% in the group of likely PH and over 80% in the other, there were no statistical differences between two groups. Mean value of FVC/DLCO ratio was 1.1 ± 0.38 in group of likely PH. There was no significant difference between groups. Mean distance of 6 MWT was 464 ± 105 m in all cases. There were no statistical differences between two groups in 6 MWT. Significant desaturation with exercise was observed in cases with PH (p = 0.007). Conclusion: In all stages, patients who have longer disease duration and abnormal pulmonary function tests, should be examined about PH. Patients should undergo 6 MWT and presence of desaturation after 6 MWT, even without hypoxemia, should be looked after and dealt with accordingly.