Is early diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension possible in inflammatory rheumatic diseases? Experience from a single center in Turkey

AKDOĞAN, ALİ; OKUTUCU, SERCAN; KILIÇ, LEVENT; Kaya, Baris; EVRANOS, BANU; AYTEMİR, KUDRET; ÇÖPLÜ, LÜTFİ; Ertenli, Ihsan; Calguneri, Meral; Oto, Ali; Tokgozoglu, SADBERK

doi:10.5152/eurjrheumatol.2015.0040

Is early diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension possible in inflammatory rheumatic diseases? Experience from a single center in Turkey

AKDOĞAN A., OKUTUCU S., KILIÇ L., Kaya B., EVRANOS B., AYTEMİR K., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.2, no.1, pp.1-4, 2015 (ESCI, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 2 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.5152/eurjrheumatol.2015.0040
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.1-4
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating complication of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the role of screening for the early diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in inflammatory rheumatic diseases.