Pulmonary Artery Size in Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension: Association with Interstitial Lung Disease Severity and Diagnostic Utility

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Matthew Chin¹ 

关键词: interstitial lung disease;    computed tomography (CT) scanning;    right heart catheterisation;    pulmonary artery diameter;    pulmonary hypertension;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2018.00053

学科分类：心脏病和心血管学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

PurposeIt is postulated that ILD causes PA dilatation independent of the presence of pulmonary hypertension (PH), so the use of PA size to screen for PH is not recommended. The aims of this study were to investigate the association of PA size with the presence and severity of ILD and to assess the diagnostic accuracy of PA size for detecting PH.

【 授权许可】

CC BY