Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pulmonary Thromboembolism Is the Leading Cause

AKDOĞAN A., KILIÇ L., Dogan I., OKUTUCU S., Er E., Kaya B., ...Daha Fazla

JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.19, sa.8, ss.421-425, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000000037
  • Dergi Adı: JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.421-425
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life-threatening complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Pulmonary hypertension in SLE has a variety of causes. Diagnosing early and defining the cause of PH accurately can provide better clinical outcome in SLE. We investigated the causes and characteristics of PH in patients with SLE.