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Sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension due to pulmonary arteries stenosis - a case report.

Malgorzata SobieckaIzabela Siemion-SzczesniakBarbara BurakowskaMarcin KurzynaMalgorzata DybowskaWitold TomkowskiMonika Szturmowicz
Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2024)
An appropriate screening strategy is required for early detection of pulmonary hypertension in sarcoidosis patients. Once SAPH diagnosis is confirmed, it is crucial to determine the appropriate phenotype of pulmonary hypertension and provide the most effective treatment plan. Although determining SAPH phenotype is challenging, one should remember about the possibility of pulmonary arteries occlusion.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • pulmonary artery
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
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  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
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  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • coronary artery