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Tello K, Richter MJ, Kremer N, Gall H, Egenlauf B, Sorichter S, Heberling M, Douschan P, Hager A, Yogeswaran A, Behr J, Xanthouli P, Held M. [Diagnostic Algorithm and Screening of Pulmonary Hypertension]. Pneumologie 2023; 77:871-889. [PMID: 37963477 DOI: 10.1055/a-2145-4678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
Abstract
The new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension include a new diagnostic algorithm and provide specific recommendations for the required diagnostic procedures, including screening methods. These recommendations are commented on by national experts under the auspices of the DACH. These comments provide additional decision support and background information, serving as a further guide for the complex diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.
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- Khodr Tello
- Medizinische Klinik II, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Universitäten Gießen und Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Mitglied des Deutschen Zentrums für Lungenforschung (DZL), Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Universitäten Gießen und Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Mitglied des Deutschen Zentrums für Lungenforschung (DZL), Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Universitäten Gießen und Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Mitglied des Deutschen Zentrums für Lungenforschung (DZL), Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Universitäten Gießen und Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Mitglied des Deutschen Zentrums für Lungenforschung (DZL), Deutschland
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- Zentrum für pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland, Mitglied des Deutschen Zentrums für Lungenforschung (DZL)
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- Klinik für Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin, St.-Josefskrankenhaus, Freiburg im Breisgau, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Med. Klinik I, Pneumologie, Dresden, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Pulmonologie, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin, Graz, Österreich; Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Lungengefäßforschung, Graz, Österreich
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, München, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Universitäten Gießen und Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Mitglied des Deutschen Zentrums für Lungenforschung (DZL), Deutschland
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- LMU Klinikum München, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik V, München, Deutschland. Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC-M), Mitglied des Deutschen Zentrums für Lungenforschung (DZL)
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- Zentrum für pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland, Mitglied des Deutschen Zentrums für Lungenforschung (DZL)
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- Klinikum Würzburg Mitte, Medizinische Klinik Schwerpunkt Pneumologie & Beatmungsmedizin, Würzburg, Deutschland
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Douschan P, Egenlauf B, Gall H, Grünig E, Hager A, Heberling M, Koehler T, Olschewski H, Seyfarth HJ, Yogeswaran A, Ulrich S, Kovacs G. [New definition and classification of pulmonary hypertension]. Pneumologie 2023; 77:854-861. [PMID: 37963475 DOI: 10.1055/a-2145-4648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
Abstract
In the recent ESC/ERS guidelines on the diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension (PH) several important changes have been made in respect of the definition and classification of PH.The mPAP cut-off for defining PH was lowered. PH is now defined by an mPAP > 20 mmHg assessed by right heart catheterization. Moreover, the PVR threshold for defining precapillary PH was lowered. Precapillary PH is now defined by a PVR > 2 WU and a pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) ≤ 15 mmHg. Furthermore, the increasing evidence for the clinical relevance of pulmonary exercise hemodynamics led to the reintroduction of exercise pulmonary hypertension (EPH) 1. EPH is characterized by a mPAP/CO-slope > 3 mmHg/L/min during exercise testing. In the classification of PH five groups are distinguished: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (group 1), PH associated with left heart disease (group 2), PH associated with lung diseases and/or hypoxia (Group 3), PH associated with pulmonary artery obstructions (group 4) and PH with unclear and/or multi-factorial mechanisms (group 5).In the following guideline-translation we focus on novel aspects regarding the definition and classification of PH and to provide additional background information.
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- Philipp Douschan
- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria
- Department of Internal Medicine, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Abteilung für Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Congenital Heart Disease and Paediatric Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der TU Dresden, Med. Klinik I, Bereich Pneumologie, Dresden, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Department Innere Medizin, Klinik für Pneumologie, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Pneumology, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria
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Harutyunova S, Benjamin N, Eichstaedt C, Marra AM, Xanthouli P, Nagel C, Grünig E, Egenlauf B. Long-Term Safety, Outcome, and Clinical Effects of Subcutaneous and Intravenous Treprostinil Treatment in Patients with Severe Chronic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Respiration 2023; 102:579-590. [PMID: 37544296 DOI: 10.1159/000531169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Current guidelines recommend treatment with parenteral prostacyclin analogs in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), who have insufficient response to treatment. Real-life data are sought to help physicians in treatment decisions and clinical care of patients. OBJECTIVE This study analyzed safety, clinical effects, and long-term outcomes of subcutaneous (sc) and/or intravenous (iv) treprostinil via different pump systems in consecutive patients with PAH. METHODS Thirty-seven patients with severe progressive PAH despite dual combination therapy (20 female, mean age: 52.3 ± 15 years, mean pulmonary vascular resistance: 12.1 ± 5.1 WU) were initiated with add-on treprostinil sc and were routinely clinically assessed. Changes in clinical parameters, adverse events, and outcome were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS In 24 of 37 patients, treprostinil administration was continued iv via implantation of LENUS Pro® pump after 3 ± 1.3 months, 6 patients continued with sc therapy, and 7 discontinued treatment. After 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of treprostinil treatment, patients showed a significant improvement in mean 6-min walk distance and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion compared to baseline. In 8 of the 24 patients, iv pumps required surgical revision. During a mean follow-up of 2.82 ± 1.95 years, 12 patients died, four received lung transplantation. Transplant-free survival after 1, 2, and 3 years was 85.7%, 69.2%, and 65.3%, respectively. CONCLUSION sc treprostinil as add-on to double combination treatment significantly improved exercise capacity and right heart function. In most patients, treprostinil could be continued via more tolerable iv administration approach (LENUS Pro® pump), showing reasonable overall survival with respect to the severity of PAH.
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- Satenik Harutyunova
- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany,
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany,
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, Laboratory for Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Internal Medicine Section, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pneumology, Clinic Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Germany
- Practice of Pneumology, Max Grundig Clinic Bühlerhöhe, Bühl, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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Theobald V, Grünig E, Benjamin N, Seyfarth H, Halank M, Schneider MA, Richtmann S, Kazdal D, Hinderhofer K, Xanthouli P, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Hoeper MM, Jonigk D, Sparla R, Muckenthaler MU, Eichstaedt CA. Is iron deficiency caused by BMPR2 mutations or dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients? Pulm Circ 2023; 13:e12242. [PMID: 37292089 PMCID: PMC10247310 DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Iron deficiency is common in idiopathic and heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension patients (I/HPAH). A previous report suggested a dysregulation of the iron hormone hepcidin, which is controlled by BMP/SMAD signaling involving the bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR-II). Pathogenic variants in the BMPR2 gene are the most common cause of HPAH. Their effect on patients' hepcidin levels has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to assess whether iron metabolism and regulation of the iron regulatory hormone hepcidin was disturbed in I/HPAH patients with and without a pathogenic variant in the gene BMPR2 compared to healthy controls. In this explorative, cross-sectional study hepcidin serum levels were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We measured iron status, inflammatory parameters and hepcidin modifying proteins such as IL6, erythropoietin, and BMP2, BMP6 in addition to BMPR-II protein and mRNA levels. Clinical routine parameters were correlated with hepcidin levels. In total 109 I/HPAH patients and controls, separated into three groups, 23 BMPR2 variant-carriers, 56 BMPR2 noncarriers and 30 healthy controls were enrolled. Of these, 84% had iron deficiency requiring iron supplementation. Hepcidin levels were not different between groups and corresponded to the degree of iron deficiency. The levels of IL6, erythropoietin, BMP2, or BMP6 showed no correlation with hepcidin expression. Hence, iron homeostasis and hepcidin regulation was largely independent from these parameters. I/HPAH patients had a physiologically normal iron regulation and no false elevation of hepcidin levels. Iron deficiency was prevalent albeit independent of pathogenic variants in the BMPR2 gene.
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- Vivienne Theobald
- Center for Pulmonary HypertensionThoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
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- Center for Pulmonary HypertensionThoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
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- Center for Pulmonary HypertensionThoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Pneumology, Medical Clinic IIUniversity Hospital of LeipzigLeipzigGermany
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- Medical Clinic IUniversity Hospital of DresdenDresdenGermany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
- Translational Research UnitThoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
- Translational Research UnitThoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
- Institute of PathologyHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics, Institute of Human GeneticsHeidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Center for Pulmonary HypertensionThoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
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- Center for Pulmonary HypertensionThoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
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- Center for Pulmonary HypertensionThoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Pneumology, Hannover Medical School, Biomedical Research in End‐stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HannoverGermany
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute for Pathology, German Center for Lung Research (DZL)Biomedical Research in End‐stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH)HannoverGermany
- Institute of PathologyRWTH Aachen University HospitalAachenGermany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
- Centre for Translational Biomedical Iron Research, Hematology, Immunology and PulmonologyUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
- Centre for Translational Biomedical Iron Research, Hematology, Immunology and PulmonologyUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK)Partner Site Heidelberg/MannheimHeidelbergGermany
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- Center for Pulmonary HypertensionThoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC)German Center for Lung Research (DZL)HeidelbergGermany
- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics, Institute of Human GeneticsHeidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK)Partner Site Heidelberg/MannheimHeidelbergGermany
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Xanthouli P, Gordjani O, Benjamin N, Harutyunova S, Egenlauf B, Marra AM, Haas S, Milde N, Blank N, Lorenz HM, Fiehn C, Ulrich S, Distler O, Grünig E, Eichstaedt CA. Hypochromic red cells as a prognostic indicator of survival among patients with systemic sclerosis screened for pulmonary hypertension. Arthritis Res Ther 2023; 25:38. [PMID: 36895026 PMCID: PMC9997012 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-023-03020-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are frequently affected by iron deficiency, particularly those with pulmonary hypertension (PH). The first data indicate the prognostic importance of hypochromic red cells (% HRC) > 2% among patients with PH. Hence, the objective of our study was to investigate the prognostic value of % HRC in SSc patients screened for PH. METHODS In this retrospective, single-center cohort study, SSc patients with a screening for PH were enrolled. Clinical characteristics and laboratory and pulmonary functional parameters associated with the prognosis of SSc were analyzed using uni- and multivariable analysis. RESULTS From 280 SSc patients screened, 171 could be included in the analysis having available data of iron metabolism (81% female, 60 ± 13 years of age, 77% limited cutaneous SSc, 65 manifest PH, and 73 pulmonary fibrosis). The patients were followed for 2.4 ± 1.8 (median 2.4) years. HRC > 2% at baseline was significantly associated with worse survival in the uni- (p = 0.018) and multivariable (p = 0.031) analysis independent from the presence of PH or pulmonary parenchymal manifestations. The combination of HRC > 2% and low diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) ≤ 65% predicted was significantly associated with survival (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION This is the first study reporting that HRC > 2% is an independent prognostic predictor of mortality and can possibly be used as a biomarker among SSc patients. The combination of HRC > 2% and DLCO ≤ 65% predicted could serve in the risk stratification of SSc patients. Larger studies are required to confirm these findings.
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- Panagiota Xanthouli
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, "Federico II" University and School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Unit for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Centre Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Germany
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.
- Laboratory for Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Grünig E, Benjamin N, Xanthouli P, Jordan S, Milde N, Marra A, Blank N, Egenlauf B, Gorenflo M, Harutyunova S, Lorenz HM, Nagel C, Theobald V, Lichtblau M, Berlier C, Ulrich S, Distler O. Response to: ' Correspondence on 'Haemodynamic phenotypes and survival in patients with systemic sclerosis: the impact of the new definition of pulmonary arterial hypertension'' by Iudici et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2023; 82:e66. [PMID: 33328252 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ekkehard Grünig
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany .,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany.,Lung Centre, Klinikum Mittelbaden gGmbH, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Xanthouli P, Gordjani O, Benjamin N, Trudzinski FC, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Marra AM, Milde N, Nagel C, Blank N, Lorenz HM, Grünig E, Eichstaedt CA. Oxygenated hemoglobin as prognostic marker among patients with systemic sclerosis screened for pulmonary hypertension. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1839. [PMID: 36725894 PMCID: PMC9892512 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28608-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Oxygenated hemoglobin (OxyHem) in arterial blood may reflect disease severity in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The aim of this study was to analyze the predictive value of OxyHem in SSc patients screened for pulmonary hypertension (PH). OxyHem (g/dl) was measured by multiplying the concentration of hemoglobin with fractional oxygen saturation in arterialized capillary blood. Prognostic power was compared with known prognostic parameters in SSc using uni- and multivariable analysis. A total of 280 SSc patients were screened, 267 were included in the analysis. No signs of pulmonary vascular disease were found in 126 patients, while 141 patients presented with mean pulmonary arterial pressure ≥ 21 mmHg. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) was identified in 70 patients. Low OxyHem ≤ 12.5 g/dl at baseline was significantly associated with worse survival (P = 0.046). In the multivariable analysis presence of ILD, age ≥ 60 years and diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) ≤ 65% were negatively associated with survival. The combination of low DLCO and low OxyHem at baseline could predict PH at baseline (sensitivity 76.1%). This study detected for the first time OxyHem ≤ 12.5 g/dl as a prognostic predictor in SSc patients. Further studies are needed to confirm these results.
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- Panagiota Xanthouli
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Translational Medical Sciences, "Federico II" University and School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Respiratory Care Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Mittelbaden, Baden-Baden Balg, Baden-Baden, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany. .,Laboratory for Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Grünig E, Egenlauf B, Benjamin N, Braun M, Harutyunova S, Winterbauer M, Klose H. Gezielte medikamentöse Therapie der pulmonalarteriellen Hypertonie nach den aktuellen Leitlinien. Aktuelle Kardiologie 2023. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1968-9470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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ZusammenfassungDieser Artikel stellt die gezielte Therapie der pulmonalarteriellen Hypertonie (PAH) vor. Die medikamentöse Therapie der PAH hat sich in den letzten Jahren entscheidend verbessert und
ermöglicht heute vielen Patienten eine deutliche Verbesserung der körperlichen Belastbarkeit, Lebensqualität und des Langzeitüberlebens. Die neuen ESC/ERS-Leitlinien zur pulmonalen
Hypertonie haben die aus vielen neuen Studien entstandenen Evidenzen zusammengetragen, bewertet und den therapeutischen Algorithmus und die Therapieempfehlungen entsprechend angepasst. In
dem folgenden Artikel werden die neuen Empfehlungen zur medikamentösen Therapie der PAH zusammengefasst und eingeordnet. Die PAH-Therapie wird wie bisher am Schweregrad der Erkrankung
orientiert, der bei Diagnose nach einem 3-Risikostufen-Modell abgeschätzt wird. Neu ist die Anwendung eines 4-stufigen Risikomodells bei der Therapieanpassung im Krankheitsverlauf. In den
neuen Leitlinien werden erstmals auch Therapieempfehlungen für Patienten mit PAH und Komorbiditäten gegeben.
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- Ekkehard Grünig
- Zentrum für pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Deutsches Zentrum für
Lungenforschung (DZL), Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Deutsches Zentrum für
Lungenforschung (DZL), Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Deutsches Zentrum für
Lungenforschung (DZL), Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Deutsches Zentrum für
Lungenforschung (DZL), Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Deutsches Zentrum für
Lungenforschung (DZL), Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Deutsches Zentrum für
Lungenforschung (DZL), Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für pulmonal-arterielle Hypertonie Hamburg, Sektion Pneumologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland
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Degering J, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Benjamin N, Salkić A, Xanthouli P, Eichstaedt CA, Seeger R, Sitbon O, Grünig E. Tolerability, safety and survival in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with intravenous epoprostenol (Veletri ®): a prospective, 6-months, open label, observational, non-interventional study. Respir Res 2023; 24:18. [PMID: 36653855 PMCID: PMC9847036 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-022-02296-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Epoprostenol AS (Veletri®), a thermostable epoprostenol formulation, provides better drug stability and improved clinical use compared to previous epoprostenol formulations. This study aims to expand clinical experience in the use of Veletri®, especially regarding tolerability, safety and survival. METHODS Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients at high risk despite pretreatment with at least double oral combination therapy and with clinical indication for epoprostenol (Veletri®) treatment were consecutively included in this prospective, open label, observational, non-interventional study. Clinical data were assessed at baseline, after 3 and 6 months. Adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) were documented. Survival from initiation of Veletri® was assessed at last patient out. RESULTS Fifteen patients (60 ± 13.7 years, WHO functional class III (n = 10) or IV (n = 5), severely impaired right ventricular function, mean pulmonary arterial pressure 54.8 ± 8.9 mmHg, mean pulmonary vascular resistance 4.4 ± 0.7 (median 3.8) Wood Units) were enrolled and treated with a mean dosage of 7.9 ± 3.9 (median 7.5) ng/kg/min. Eleven patients completed the study (treatment withdrawal n = 1, death n = 3). After a mean follow-up of 19.1 ± 13.5 (median 18.0) months, seven patients died and three were listed for lung transplantation. Seven AEs (nausea n = 3, diarrhea n = 1, flushing n = 2, headaches n = 1) and three SAEs (catheter infection n = 2, catheter occlusion n = 1) were related to Veletri®. The 1- and 2-year survival rates were 73.3% and 52.4%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The study showed that safety and tolerability of epoprostenol AS (Veletri®) was comparable to previous prostacyclin formulations and was feasible for most patients. The maximum tolerable dosage was lower than dosages reported in the literature. In future applications/trials the up-titration process should be pushing for higher dosages of epoprostenol in the occurrence of side effects, as the achievement of a high and effective dosage is crucial for the clinical benefit of the patients. Survival was as expected in these prevalent severely impaired patients. Trial registration The study was registered in the EUPAS registry (EUPAS32492).
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- Julia Degering
- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine V, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.7700.00000 0001 2190 4373Laboratory for Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.460789.40000 0004 4910 6535Department of Respiratory Diseases, Bicêtre Hospital, Paris-Saclay University, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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Nagel C, Olschewski H, Sorichter S, Uezgoer G, Diehm C, Huppert P, Iber T, Herth F, Harutyunova S, Marra AM, Benjamin N, Salkić A, Grünig E, Egenlauf B. Impairment of Inspiratory Muscle Function after COVID-19. Respiration 2022; 101:981-989. [DOI: 10.1159/000527361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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<b><i>Background:</i></b> Persistent symptoms after acute coronavirus-disease-2019 (COVID-19) are common, and there is no significant correlation with the severity of the acute disease. In long-COVID (persistent symptoms >4 weeks after acute COVID-19), respiratory symptoms are frequent, but lung function testing shows only mild changes that do not explain the symptoms. Although COVID-19 may lead to an impairment of the peripheral nervous system and skeletal muscles, respiratory muscle function has not been examined in this setting. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> In this study, we assessed the severity of dyspnea (NYHA-function class) in long-COVID patients and analyzed its association with body mass index (BMI), FEV1, forced vital capacity, other parameters of body plethysmography, diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO), arterial blood gases, and inspiratory muscle function, assessed by airway occlusion pressure (P0.1) and maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax) in two respiratory clinics in Germany between Oct 2020 and Aug 2021. <b><i>Results:</i></b> A total of 116 patients were included in the study. The mean age was 50.2 ± 14.5 years; BMI, 26.7 ± 5.87 kg/m<sup>2</sup>; NYHA class I, 19%; II, 27%; III, 41%; and IV, 14%. While lung function values and computed tomography or conventional X-ray of the chest were in the normal range, inspiratory muscle function was markedly impaired. P01 was elevated to 154 ± 83%predicted and PImax was reduced to 41 ± 25%predicted. PImax reduction was strongly associated with the severity of dyspnea but independent of BMI, time after acute COVID-19 and most of the other parameters. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> This study shows that in long-COVID patients, respiratory symptoms may be mainly caused by reduced inspiratory muscle strength. Assessment of PImax and P0.1 might better explain dyspnea than classical lung function tests and DLCO. A prospective study is needed to confirm these results.
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Xanthouli P, Miazgowski J, Benjamin N, Gordjani O, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Seeger R, Marra AM, Blank N, Lorenz HM, Grünig E, Eichstaedt CA. Prognostic meaning of right ventricular function and output reserve in patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Res Ther 2022; 24:173. [PMID: 35864554 PMCID: PMC9306074 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-022-02863-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The objective of this study was to investigate the prognostic impact of right ventricular (RV) function at rest and during exercise in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) presenting for a screening for pulmonary hypertension (PH). Methods In this study, data from SSc patients who underwent routinely performed examinations for PH screening including echocardiography and right heart catheterization at rest and during exercise were analysed. Uni- and multivariable analyses were performed to identify prognostic parameters. Results Out of 280 SSc patients screened for PH, 225 were included in the analysis (81.3% female, mean age 58.1±13.0 years, 68% limited cutaneous SSc, WHO-FC II–III 74%, 24 manifest PH). During the observation period of 3.2±2.7 (median 2.6) years 35 patients died. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) at rest <18 mm (p=0.001), RV output reserve as increase of cardiac index (CI) during exercise <2 l/min (p<0.0001), RV pulmonary vascular reserve (Δ mean pulmonary artery pressure/Δ cardiac output) ≥3 mmHg/l/min (p<0.0001), peak CI <5.5 l/min/m2 (p=0.001), pulmonary arterial compliance <2 ml/mmHg (p=0.002), TAPSE/systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (sPAP) ratio ≤0.6 ml/mmHg (p<0.0001) and echocardiographic qualitative RV function at rest (p<0.0001) significantly predicted worse survival. In the multivariable analysis TAPSE/sPAP ratio and diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide ≤65% were identified as independent prognostic predictors and had 75% sensitivity and 69% specificity to predict future development of pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) during follow-up. Conclusions This study demonstrates that assessment of RV function at rest and during exercise may provide crucial information to identify SSc patients who are at a high risk of poor outcome and for the development of PH and/or PVD.
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- Panagiota Xanthouli
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Translational Medical Sciences, "Federico II" University and School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany. .,Laboratory for Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Xanthouli P, Gordjani O, Eichstaedt C, Benjamin N, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Marra A, Theobald V, Milde N, Nagel C, Blank N, Lorenz HM, Grünig E. POS0885 HYPOCHROMIC ERYTHROCYTES AS PROGNOSTIC INDICATOR OF SURVIVAL AMONG PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS SCREENED FOR PULMONARY HYPERTENSION. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.2936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundIron deficiency is frequent among patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), particularly among those with pulmonary hypertension (PH). First data indicate prognostic importance of hypochromic erythrocytes (HRC) >2% among patients with PH1. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of HRC in SSc patients screened for PH.ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to investigate the predictive value of HRC in SSc patients screened for PH.MethodsIn this retrospective, single-center cohort study SSc patients screened for PH were included. Clinical characteristics, laboratory and pulmonary functional parameters associated with the prognosis of SSc were analysed using uni- and multivariable analysis.ResultsA total of 280 SSc patients were screened, 171 were included in the analysis having complete data of iron metabolism (79% female, 61.0±12.9 years of age, 73.2% limited cutaneous SSc, 56 manifest PH and 112 pulmonary fibrosis). The patients were followed for 2.4±1.8 (median 2.4) years. HRC >2% at baseline was significantly associated with worse survival in the uni- (p=0.018) and multivariable analysis (p<0.0001). Overall 34.5% of the patients suffered from iron deficiency and 22% received iron substitution during follow-up. HRC >2% was identified as independent predictor of mortality, for patients with and without pulmonary manifestations of SSc.ConclusionThis study detected for the first time that HRC >2% is an independent prognostic predictor and can possibly be used as a biomarker among SSc-patients. Further studies are needed to confirm these results.References[1]Xanthouli P, Theobald V, Benjamin N, Marra AM, D’Agostino A, Egenlauf B, Shaukat M, Ding C, Cittadini A, Bossone E, Kögler M, Grünig E, Muckenthaler MU, Eichstaedt CA. Prognostic impact of hypochromic erythrocytes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Respir Res. 2021 Nov 9;22(1):288. doi: 10.1186/s12931-021-01884-9.Disclosure of InterestsPanagiota Xanthouli Speakers bureau: MSD and OMT, outside the submitted work, Ojan Gordjani: None declared, Christina Eichstaedt: None declared, Nicola Benjamin Speakers bureau: Actelion pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare and MSD., Benjamin Egenlauf Speakers bureau: Actelion, MSD, Bayer and OMT outside the submitted work, Satenik Harutyunova Speakers bureau: Bayer, MSD, Actelion and GSK, outside the submitted work., Alberto Marra Speakers bureau: Bayer/MSD outside the submitted work, Vivienne Theobald: None declared, Nicklas Milde: None declared, Christian Nagel Speakers bureau: Actelion, MSD, Boehringer, Novartis, Bayer, and AstraZeneca, Norbert Blank Speakers bureau: MSD, GSK, Actelion and Bayer Vital., Consultant of: MSD, GSK, Actelion and Bayer Vital., Hanns-Martin Lorenz Speakers bureau: AbbVie, BMS, Pfizer, Cellgene, Medac, GSK, Roche, Chugai, Novartis, UCB, Janssen-Cilag, AstraZeneca, and Lilly (less than $10,000 each) and research support from AbbVie, MSD, BMS, Cellgene, Medac, GSK, Roche, Chugai, Novartis, UCB, Janssen-Cilag, AstraZeneca, Lilly, Baxter, SOBI, Biogen, Actelion, Bayer Vital, Shire, Octapharm, Sanofi, Hexal, Mundipharm, and Thermo Fisher, Consultant of: AbbVie, BMS, Pfizer, Cellgene, Medac, GSK, Roche, Chugai, Novartis, UCB, Janssen-Cilag, AstraZeneca, and Lilly (less than $10,000 each) and research support from AbbVie, MSD, BMS, Cellgene, Medac, GSK, Roche, Chugai, Novartis, UCB, Janssen-Cilag, AstraZeneca, Lilly, Baxter, SOBI, Biogen, Actelion, Bayer Vital, Shire, Octapharm, Sanofi, Hexal, Mundipharm, and Thermo Fisher, Ekkehard Grünig Speakers bureau: Actelion, Bayer AG, and MSD; grants from GSK, Novartis, and United Therapeutics; and personal fees from SCOPE, OrPha Swiss GmbH, and Zurich Heart House, Consultant of: Actelion, Bayer AG, and MSD; grants from GSK, Novartis, and United Therapeutics; and personal fees from SCOPE, OrPha Swiss GmbH, and Zurich Heart House
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Xanthouli P, Miazgowski J, Benjamin N, Gordjani O, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Seeger R, Marra A, Blank N, Lorenz HM, Grünig E, Eichstaedt C. AB0687 Prognostic meaning of right ventricular function and reserve in patients with systemic sclerosis. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.2945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundThe delay of the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) leads to severe impairment of survival.ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to investigate the prognostic impact of right ventricular (RV) function at rest and during exercise on survival in patients with SSc presenting for screening for PH.MethodsData from SSc patients who underwent routinely performed examinations for PH screening including echocardiography and right heart catheterization at rest and during exercise were analyzed. Uni- and multivariable analyses were performed to identify prognostic parameters in SSc and to compare them to known prognostic predictors.ResultsOut of 285 SSc patients screened for PH, 225 patients (81.3% female, mean age 58.1±13.0 years, 68% limited cutaneous SSc, WHO-FC II-III 74%, 24 manifest PH) were included in the analysis. During an observation period of 3.2±2.7 (median 2.6) years 35 patients died. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion ≤18 mm (p=0.0004), increase of cardiac index (CI) during exercise ≤ 2 l/min (p=0.0002), RV output reserve >3 mmHg/l/min (p=0.001), peak CI ≤ 5.5l/min (p=0.01), pulmonary arterial compliance >2 ml/mmHg (p=0.0005) and qualitative RV function at rest (p<0.0001) significantly predicted survival. In the multivariable analysis, RV function at rest, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide < 65% predicted and CI increase <2 l/min/m2 were identified as independent prognostic predictors and had >70% sensitivity and specificity to predict development of pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) during follow-up.ConclusionThis study demonstrates that assessment of RV function at rest and during exercise may provide crucial information to identify SSc patients who are at a high risk of an impaired survival and development of PVD.References[1]Brown ZR, et al. Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: Now or never!. Eur J Rheumatol. 2020;7(Suppl 3):S187-S192.Disclosure of InterestsPanagiota Xanthouli Speakers bureau: MSD and OMT, outside the submitted work, Julia Miazgowski: None declared, Nicola Benjamin Speakers bureau: Actelion pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare and MSD outside the submitted work., Ojan Gordjani: None declared, Benjamin Egenlauf Speakers bureau: Actelion, MSD, Bayer and OMT (less than $10,000 each)., Satenik Harutyunova Speakers bureau: Bayer, MSD, Actelion and GSK, outside the submitted work., Rebekka Seeger: None declared, Alberto Marra Speakers bureau: MSD, Norbert Blank Speakers bureau: MSD, GSK, Actelion and Bayer Vital., Hanns-Martin Lorenz Speakers bureau: AbbVie, BMS, Pfizer, Cellgene, Medac, GSK, Roche, Chugai, Novartis, UCB, Janssen-Cilag, AstraZeneca, and Lilly (less than $10,000 each) and research support from AbbVie, MSD, BMS, Cellgene, Medac, GSK, Roche, Chugai, Novartis, UCB, Janssen-Cilag, AstraZeneca, Lilly, Baxter, SOBI, Biogen, Actelion, Bayer Vital, Shire, Octapharm, Sanofi, Hexal, Mundipharm, and Thermo Fisher, Consultant of: AbbVie, BMS, Pfizer, Cellgene, Medac, GSK, Roche, Chugai, Novartis, UCB, Janssen-Cilag, AstraZeneca, and Lilly (less than $10,000 each) and research support from AbbVie, MSD, BMS, Cellgene, Medac, GSK, Roche, Chugai, Novartis, UCB, Janssen-Cilag, AstraZeneca, Lilly, Baxter, SOBI, Biogen, Actelion, Bayer Vital, Shire, Octapharm, Sanofi, Hexal, Mundipharm, and Thermo Fisher, Ekkehard Grünig Speakers bureau: Actelion, Bayer AG, and MSD; grants from GSK, Novartis, and United Therapeutics; and personal fees from SCOPE, OrPha Swiss GmbH, and Zurich Heart House, Consultant of: Actelion, Bayer AG, and MSD; grants from GSK, Novartis, and United Therapeutics; and personal fees from SCOPE, OrPha Swiss GmbH, and Zurich Heart House, Christina Eichstaedt: None declared
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Theobald V, Benjamin N, Seyfarth HJ, Halank M, Schneider MA, Richtmann S, Hinderhofer K, Xanthouli P, Egenlauf B, Seeger R, Hoeper MM, Jonigk D, Grünig E, Eichstaedt CA. Reduction of BMPR2 mRNA Expression in Peripheral Blood of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients: A Marker for Disease Severity? Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13050759. [PMID: 35627145 PMCID: PMC9141548 DOI: 10.3390/genes13050759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be caused by pathogenic variants in the gene bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR2). While BMPR2 protein expression levels are known to be reduced in the lung tissue of heritable PAH (HPAH) patients, a systematic study evaluating expression in more easily accessible blood samples and its clinical relevance is lacking. Thus, we analyzed the BMPR2 mRNA expression in idiopathic/HPAH patients and healthy controls in blood by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and protein expression by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Clinical parameters included right heart catherization, echocardiography, six-minute walking test and laboratory tests. BMPR2 variant-carriers (n = 23) showed significantly lower BMPR2 mRNA expression in comparison to non-carriers (n = 56) and healthy controls (n = 30; p < 0.0001). No difference in BMPR2 protein expression was detected. Lower BMPR2 mRNA expression correlated significantly with greater systolic pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance. Higher BMPR2 mRNA expression correlated with greater glomerular filtration rate, cardiac index and six-minute walking distance. We demonstrated the feasibility to assess BMPR2 expression in blood and, for the first time, that BMPR2 mRNA expression levels are significantly reduced in variant carriers and correlated with clinical parameters. Further studies may evaluate the usefulness of BMPR2 mRNA expression in blood as a new marker for disease severity.
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- Vivienne Theobald
- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (V.T.); (N.B.); (P.X.); (B.E.); (R.S.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (M.A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (V.T.); (N.B.); (P.X.); (B.E.); (R.S.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (M.A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Pneumology, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;
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- Medical Clinic I, University Hospital of Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany;
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (M.A.S.); (S.R.)
- Translational Research Unit, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (M.A.S.); (S.R.)
- Translational Research Unit, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
- Division of Systems Biology of Signal Transduction, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (V.T.); (N.B.); (P.X.); (B.E.); (R.S.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (M.A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (V.T.); (N.B.); (P.X.); (B.E.); (R.S.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (M.A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (V.T.); (N.B.); (P.X.); (B.E.); (R.S.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (M.A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Clinic for Pneumology, Hannover Medical School, Biomedical Research in End-Stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 30625 Hannover, Germany;
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- Institute for Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Biomedical Research in End-Stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 30625 Hannover, Germany;
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (V.T.); (N.B.); (P.X.); (B.E.); (R.S.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (M.A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (V.T.); (N.B.); (P.X.); (B.E.); (R.S.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (M.A.S.); (S.R.)
- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-6221-396-1221
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Melzig C, Do TD, Egenlauf B, Partovi S, Grünig E, Kauczor HU, Heussel CP, Rengier F. Diagnostic accuracy of automated 3D volumetry of cardiac chambers by CT pulmonary angiography for identification of pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease. Eur Radiol 2022; 32:5222-5232. [PMID: 35267088 PMCID: PMC9279230 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-08663-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess diagnostic accuracy of automated 3D volumetry of cardiac chambers based on computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for the differentiation of pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (group 2 PH) from non-group 2 PH compared to manual diameter measurements. METHODS Patients with confirmed PH undergoing right heart catheterisation and CTPA within 100 days for diagnostic workup of PH between August 2013 and February 2016 were included in this retrospective, single-centre study. Automated 3D segmentation of left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium and right ventricle (LA/LV/RA/RV) was performed by two independent and blinded radiologists using commercial software. For comparison, axial diameters were manually measured. The ability to differentiate group 2 PH from non-group 2 PH was assessed by means of logistic regression. RESULTS Ninety-one patients (median 67.5 years, 44 women) were included, thereof 19 patients (20.9%) classified as group 2 PH. After adjustment for age, sex and mean pulmonary arterial pressure, group 2 PH was significantly associated with larger LA volume (p < 0.001), larger LV volume (p = 0.001), lower RV/LV volume ratio (p = 0.04) and lower RV/LA volume ratio (p = 0.003). LA volume demonstrated the highest discriminatory ability to identify group 2 PH (AUC, 0.908; 95% confidence interval, 0.835-0.981) and was significantly superior to LA diameter (p = 0.009). Intraobserver and interobserver agreements were excellent for all volume measurements (intraclass correlation coefficients 0.926-0.999, all p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS LA volume quantified by automated, CTPA-based 3D volumetry can differentiate group 2 PH from other PH groups with good diagnostic accuracy and yields significantly higher diagnostic accuracy than left atrial diameter. KEY POINTS • Automated cardiac chamber volumetry using non-gated CT pulmonary angiography can differentiate pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease from other causes with good diagnostic accuracy. • Left atrial volume yields significantly higher diagnostic accuracy than left atrial axial diameter for identification of pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease without time-consuming manual processing.
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- Claudius Melzig
- Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Radiology, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Nagel C, Benjamin N, Egenlauf B, Eichstaedt CA, Fischer C, Palevičiūtė E, Čelutkienė J, Harutyunova S, Mayer E, Nasereddin M, Marra AM, Grünig E, Guth S. Effect of Supervised Training Therapy on Pulmonary Arterial Compliance and Stroke Volume in Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Inoperable or Persistent Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Respiration 2021; 100:369-378. [PMID: 33765679 DOI: 10.1159/000512316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pulmonary arterial compliance (PAC) is a prognostic parameter in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) reflecting the elasticity of the pulmonary vessels. OBJECTIVES The objective of this post hoc analysis of a prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to assess the effect of exercise training on PAC and stroke volume (SV) in patients with PAH and persistent/inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). METHOD From the previous RCT, 43 out of 87 patients with severe PAH (n = 29) and CTEPH (n = 14) had complete haemodynamic examinations at baseline and after 15 weeks by right heart catheterization and were analysed (53% female, 79% World Health Organization functional class III/IV, 58% combination therapy, 42% on supplemental oxygen therapy, training group n = 24, and control group n = 19). Medication remained unchanged for all patients. RESULTS Low-dose exercise training at 4-7 days/week significantly improved PAC (training group 0.33 ± 0.65 mL/mm Hg vs. control group -0.06 ± 1.10 mL/mm Hg; mean difference 0.39 mL/mm Hg, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.15-0.94 mL/mm Hg; p = 0.004) and SV (training group 9.9 ± 13.4 mL/min vs. control group -4.2 ± 11.0 mL/min; mean difference 14.2 mL, 95% CI 6.5-21.8 mL; p < 0.001) in the training versus control group. Furthermore, exercise training significantly improved cardiac output and pulmonary vascular resistance at rest, peak oxygen consumption, and oxygen pulse. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that supervised exercise training may improve right ventricular function and PAC at the same time. Further prospective studies are needed to evaluate these findings.
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- Christian Nagel
- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Respiratory Care Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Mittelbaden, Baden-Baden Balg, Baden-Baden, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.,Competence Centre of Pulmonary Hypertension, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Translational Medical Sciences, "Federico II" University Hospital and School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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Nagel C, Nasereddin M, Benjamin N, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Eichstaedt CA, Xanthouli P, Mayer E, Grünig E, Guth S. Supervised Exercise Training in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension as Early Follow-Up Treatment after Pulmonary Endarterectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study. Respiration 2020; 99:577-588. [PMID: 32726793 DOI: 10.1159/000508754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Data on exercise training in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) as well as data on clinical and haemodynamic changes shortly after PEA are lacking. OBJECTIVE The objective of this prospective study was to analyse the safety, feasibility, and the effectiveness of combined supervised inpatient rehabilitation in patients with CTEPH directly after PEA. METHODS CTEPH patients started a 19-week rehabilitation program (3 weeks as inpatients and continued at home for another 16 weeks) with supervised exercise training as follow-up treatment shortly after PEA. Haemodynamics were assessed by right heart catheterisation before PEA and 22 weeks after PEA. Non-invasive assessments as transthoracic echocardiography and 6-min walking distance (6MWD) were performed before PEA and after 3 (that is, beginning of rehabilitation), 6, and 22 weeks following PEA. Adverse events were recorded throughout the study. RESULTS Forty-five CTEPH patients were included (49% female, 57.6 ± 12.4 years old, 60% WHO functional class III). Rehabilitation was started 3.3 ± 0.9 weeks after PEA. Exercise training was well tolerated in all patients without severe side effects. Haemodynamics measured by right heart catheterisation significantly improved from pre-PEA to 22 weeks post-PEA in cardiac output (+1.2 ± 1.5 L/min, 33.4%, p = 0.001) and mean pulmonary arterial pressure (-19 ± 13 mm Hg, -39.6%, p < 0.0001). Right heart size measured by echocardiography, 6MWD, quality of life, and oxygen saturation significantly improved not only within the first 3 weeks after PEA but also during the following 19 weeks of exercise training. CONCLUSIONS Supervised exercise training was feasible as early follow-up treatment after PEA. Further controlled studies are needed to discriminate the effects of PEA and early follow-up rehabilitation. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01393327) on July 13, 2011. The study start date was January 2010, and completion date was December 2013.
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- Christian Nagel
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, .,Department for Respiratory Care Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Mittelbaden, Baden-Baden Balg, Baden-Baden, Germany, .,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany,
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Laboratory for Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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Xanthouli P, Koegler M, Marra AM, Benjamin N, Fischer L, Eichstaedt CA, Harutyunova S, Nagel C, Grünig E, Egenlauf B. Risk stratification and prognostic factors in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and comorbidities a cross-sectional cohort study with survival follow-up. Respir Res 2020; 21:127. [PMID: 32448256 PMCID: PMC7245826 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-020-01393-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to analyze prognostic factors and risk stratification in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and comorbidities. METHODS Patients with invasively diagnosed PAH were included in the analysis. Comorbidities were clinically diagnosed as proposed in the 6th World Symposium of pulmonary hypertension. Uni- and multivariate analysis were employed for identification of factors predicting survival and time to first clinical worsening (TTCW). Risk stratification was based on parameters from ESC/ERS-guidelines 2015. RESULTS In total 142 patients were enrolled in the study, 90 of them were diagnosed as PAH without and 52 with comorbidities. All patients received targeted PAH therapy and were followed for 3.3 ± 2.4 years. In PAH patients without comorbidities survival and TTCW were significantly associated with reduced 6-min walking distance (6MWD), elevated N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), WHO-functional class (WHO-FC) and right atrial (RA) area. In the multivariate analysis, 6MWD was an independent predictor for survival (p = 0.002) and WHO-FC for TTCW (p = 0.001). In patients with PAH and comorbidities these parameters had no significant association with survival and TTCW. Average risk score was significantly associated with survival (p = 0.001) and TTCW (p = 0.013) in PAH but not in PAH with comorbidities (both p > 0.05; figure 1). CONCLUSION Risk stratification based on ESC/ERS-guidelines could only be confirmed in patients without comorbidities, but not in patients with PAH and comorbidities. The data of this study suggest, that a different risk stratification needs to be applied to PAH patients with comorbidities. Further studies are needed to confirm these results. TRIAL REGISTRATION Not applicable, retrospective registry.
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- Panagiota Xanthouli
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Laboratory for Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Lung Centre, Klinikum Mittelbaden, Baden-Baden Balg, Baden-Baden, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Eichstaedt CA, Verweyen J, Halank M, Benjamin N, Fischer C, Mayer E, Guth S, Wiedenroth CB, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Xanthouli P, Marra AM, Wilkens H, Ewert R, Hinderhofer K, Grünig E. Myeloproliferative Diseases as Possible Risk Factor for Development of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension-A Genetic Study. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21093339. [PMID: 32397294 PMCID: PMC7246715 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare disease which is often caused by recurrent emboli. These are also frequently found in patients with myeloproliferative diseases. While myeloproliferative diseases can be caused by gene defects, the genetic predisposition to CTEPH is largely unexplored. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyse these genes and further genes involved in pulmonary hypertension in CTEPH patients. A systematic screening was conducted for pathogenic variants using a gene panel based on next generation sequencing. CTEPH was diagnosed according to current guidelines. In this study, out of 40 CTEPH patients 4 (10%) carried pathogenic variants. One patient had a nonsense variant (c.2071A>T p.Lys691*) in the BMPR2 gene and three further patients carried the same pathogenic variant (missense variant, c.1849G>T p.Val617Phe) in the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) gene. The latter led to a myeloproliferative disease in each patient. The prevalence of this JAK2 variant was significantly higher than expected (p < 0.0001). CTEPH patients may have a genetic predisposition more often than previously thought. The predisposition for myeloproliferative diseases could be an additional risk factor for CTEPH development. Thus, clinical screening for myeloproliferative diseases and genetic testing may be considered also for CTEPH patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christina A. Eichstaedt
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstr. 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (J.V.); (N.B.); (B.E.); (S.H.); (P.X.); (A.M.M.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Centre (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Im Neuenheimer Feld 156, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.F.); (K.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-6221-396-1221; Fax: +49-6221-396-1222
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstr. 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (J.V.); (N.B.); (B.E.); (S.H.); (P.X.); (A.M.M.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Centre (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Im Neuenheimer Feld 156, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, Technical University of Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany;
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstr. 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (J.V.); (N.B.); (B.E.); (S.H.); (P.X.); (A.M.M.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Centre (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Im Neuenheimer Feld 156, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.F.); (K.H.)
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- Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Benekestr. 2–8, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; (S.G.); (C.B.W.); (E.M.)
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- Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Benekestr. 2–8, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; (S.G.); (C.B.W.); (E.M.)
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- Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Benekestr. 2–8, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; (S.G.); (C.B.W.); (E.M.)
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstr. 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (J.V.); (N.B.); (B.E.); (S.H.); (P.X.); (A.M.M.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Centre (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Im Neuenheimer Feld 156, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstr. 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (J.V.); (N.B.); (B.E.); (S.H.); (P.X.); (A.M.M.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Centre (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Im Neuenheimer Feld 156, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstr. 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (J.V.); (N.B.); (B.E.); (S.H.); (P.X.); (A.M.M.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Centre (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Im Neuenheimer Feld 156, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstr. 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (J.V.); (N.B.); (B.E.); (S.H.); (P.X.); (A.M.M.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Centre (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Im Neuenheimer Feld 156, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- IRCCS SDN Research Institute, Via F. Crispi 8, 80121 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine V—Pneumology, Allergology and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital of Saarland, Kirrberger Str., 66424 Homburg, Saar, Germany;
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- Department of Internal Medicine B—Cardiology, Intensive Care, Pulmonary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Greifswald, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Str., 17475 Greifswald, Germany;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.F.); (K.H.)
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH, Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstr. 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; (J.V.); (N.B.); (B.E.); (S.H.); (P.X.); (A.M.M.); (E.G.)
- Translational Lung Research Centre (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Im Neuenheimer Feld 156, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Xanthouli P, Jordan S, Milde N, Marra A, Blank N, Egenlauf B, Gorenflo M, Harutyunova S, Lorenz HM, Nagel C, Theobald V, Lichtblau M, Berlier C, Ulrich S, Grünig E, Benjamin N, Distler O. Haemodynamic phenotypes and survival in patients with systemic sclerosis: the impact of the new definition of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Ann Rheum Dis 2020; 79:370-378. [PMID: 31818805 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In this study, we investigated the impact of the new haemodynamic definition of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as proposed by the 6th PH World Symposium on phenotypes and survival in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS In SSc patients who were prospectively and consecutively screened for PAH including right heart catheterisation in Heidelberg or Zurich, haemodynamic and clinical variables have been reassessed according to the new PAH definition. Patients have been followed for 3.7±3.7 (median 3.4) years; Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed. Patients with significant lung or left heart disease were excluded from comparative analyses. RESULTS The final dataset included 284 SSc patients, 146 patients (49.2%) had mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) ≤20 mm Hg, 19.3% had mPAP 21-24 mm Hg and 29.4% had mPAP ≥25 mm Hg. In the group of mildly elevated mPAP, only four patients (1.4% of the whole SSc cohort) had pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) values ≥3 Wood Units (WU) and could be reclassified as manifest SSc-APAH. Twenty-eight (9.8%) patients with mPAP of 21-24 mm Hg and PVR ≥2 WU already presented with early pulmonary vascular disease with decreased 6 min walking distance (6MWD) (p<0.001), TAPSE (p=0.004) and pulmonary arterial compliance (p<0.001). A PVR ≥2 WU was associated with reduced long-term survival (p=0.002). PVR and 6MWD were independent prognostic predictors in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION The data of this study show that a PVR threshold ≥3 WU is too high to enable an early diagnosis of PAH. A PVR threshold ≥2 WU was already associated with pulmonary vascular disease, significantly reduced survival and would be more appropriate in SSc patients with mild PAH.
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- Panagiota Xanthouli
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Lung centre, Klinikum Mittelbaden gGmbH, Baden-Baden Balg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany .,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Pan Z, Marra AM, Benjamin N, Eichstaedt CA, Blank N, Bossone E, Cittadini A, Coghlan G, Denton CP, Distler O, Egenlauf B, Fischer C, Harutyunova S, Xanthouli P, Lorenz HM, Grünig E. Early treatment with ambrisentan of mildly elevated mean pulmonary arterial pressure associated with systemic sclerosis: a randomized, controlled, double-blind, parallel group study (EDITA study). Arthritis Res Ther 2019; 21:217. [PMID: 31655622 PMCID: PMC6815440 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-019-1981-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Objective The objective of this randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group, trial was to assess the effect of ambrisentan on mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and mildly elevated pulmonary hypertension (PH). Methods Thirty-eight SSc patients with mildly elevated mPAP at rest between 21 and 24 mmHg and/or > 30 mmHg during low-dose exercise were randomly assigned to treatment with either ambrisentan 5–10 mg/day or placebo. Right heart catheterization and further clinical parameters were assessed at baseline and after 6 months. The primary endpoint was the difference of mPAP change at rest between groups. Results After 6 months, the two groups did not differ in the primary endpoint (ambrisentan mPAP − 1 ± 6.4 mmHg vs. placebo − 0.73 ± 3.59 mmHg at rest, p = 0.884). However, three patients from the placebo group but none of the ambrisentan group progressed to SSc-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension. Furthermore, ambrisentan treatment showed significant improvements in the secondary endpoints cardiac index (CI) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) at rest (CI 0.36 ± 0.66 l/min/m2 vs. − 0.31 ± 0.71 l/min/m2, p = 0.010; PVR − 0.70 ± 0.78 WU vs. 0.01 ± 0.71 WU, p = 0.012) and during exercise (CI 0.7 ± 0.81 l/min/m2 vs. − 0.45 ± 1.36 l/min/m2, p = 0.015; PVR − 0.84 ± 0.48 WU vs. − 0.0032 ± 0.34 WU, p < 0.0001). Conclusion This is the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study testing the effect of ambrisentan in patients with mildly elevated mPAP and/or exercise PH. The primary endpoint change in mPAP did only tendentially improve in the ambrisentan group, but the significant improvement of other hemodynamic parameters points to a possible benefit of ambrisentan and will be helpful to design future trials. Trial registration www.ClinicalTrials.gov, unique identifier NCT: NCT02290613, registered 14th of November 2014.
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- Zixuan Pan
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, U.O.C. Rehabilitazione Cardiovascolare, A Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Xanthouli P, Milde N, Marra AM, Benjamin N, Nagel C, Eichstaedt C, Blank N, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Lorenz HM, Grunig E. P3676Hemodynamic phenotypes in systemic sclerosis patients screened for pulmonary hypertension (PH): impact of the new definition of PH. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are at high risk of developing concomitant pulmonary hypertension (PH) which has a crucial impact on the patients' symptoms, quality of life and prognosis.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of the new hemodynamic definition of precapillary PH as proposed at the 2018 World Symposium on PH in Nice in patients with SSc. Although recent data suggest that PVR >2 WU could be considered as abnormal in the new definition a conservative cut-off value of PVR ≥3 WU has been used.
Methods
SSc-patients were screened for PH using clinical assessments as WHO-functional class, 6 minute walking distance and right heart catheterisation. Patients were divided into hemodynamic subgroups according to their mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) values with mPAP ≤20 mmHg, 21–24 mmHg and ≥25 mmHg. These subgroups were further divided according to their pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) with PVR <3 WU or ≥3 WU.
Results
One-hundred-twenty-two patients (79% female, age 57.6±12.7 years, 6MWD 439.5±98.1 meters, 70% diffuse cutaneous SSc, 30% limited cutaneous SSc, 53% WHO-FC II, 25% WHO-FC III) who were prospectively screened for PH were included in the analysis (Figure 1). Among them 26 had a symptomatic manifest PH using the cut-off value of mPAP ≥25 mmHg. Only half of this group presented with PVR ≥3 WU, the others had PVR <3 WU. Eight of these 26 PH-patients presented with PH due to left heart disease. Out of 21 patients with mildly elevated mPAP 21–24 mmHg, two (10%) met the new definition criteria of PH (pulmonary arterial wedge pressure <15 mmHg, mPAP 23 and 24 mmHg, PVR 3.0 and 3.2 WU, CI 2.2 L/min/m2 both, WHO-FC II both, respectively). Out of 75 patients with mPAP <21 mmHg, three presented with PVR ≥3 WU.
Overview of systemic sclerosis patients
Conclusions
The new definition of precapillary pulmonary hypertension may on the one hand allow detecting an additional 10% of PH patients with mild elevated mPAP. On the other hand, eight of 13 patients (62%), who met the former definition of pulmonary arterial hypertension, would be classified as “normal” due to a lack of increase in PVR according to the new definition. The data of this study suggest that for SSc-patients the cut-off value of mPAP >20 mmHg is useful, but the criteria of PVR ≥3 WU may be too strict.
Further studies with larger sample sizes will be needed to better characterise these hemodynamic subgroups and to define the extent of pulmonary vascular disease and treatability.
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- P Xanthouli
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Department of Rheumatology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Department of Rheumatology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Nagel C, Marra AM, Benjamin N, Blank N, Cittadini A, Coghlan G, Distler O, Denton CP, Egenlauf B, Fiehn C, Fischer C, Harutyunova S, Hoeper MM, Lorenz HM, Xanthouli P, Bossone E, Grünig E. Reduced Right Ventricular Output Reserve in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis and Mildly Elevated Pulmonary Artery Pressure. Arthritis Rheumatol 2019; 71:805-816. [PMID: 30615302 DOI: 10.1002/art.40814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate right ventricular function and pulmonary arterial compliance (PAC; ratio of stroke volume to pulse pressure) at rest and during exercise in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) with normal mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), patients with SSc with mildly elevated mean PAP, and patients with SSc with manifest pulmonary hypertension (PH). METHODS Patients with SSc (n = 112) underwent clinical assessment and right-sided heart catheterization at rest and during exercise and were divided into 3 groups according to their resting mean PAP values: normal mean PAP (≤20 mm Hg), mildly elevated mean PAP (21-24 mm Hg), and PH (mean PAP ≥25 mm Hg). Results were compared between groups by analysis of variance followed by post hoc Student's t-test. RESULTS Compared to patients with normal mean PAP, patients with mildly elevated mean PAP had a lower 6-minute walking distance (P = 0.008), lower cardiac index (P = 0.027) and higher pulmonary vascular resistance (P = 0.0002) during exercise, and lower PAC at rest (P = 0.016) and different stages of exercise (P = 0.033 for 25W and P = 0.024 for 75W). CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that impaired 6-minute walking distance in SSc patients with mildly elevated mean PAP might be caused by reduced PAC during exercise and reduced right ventricular output reserve, presumably due to impaired coupling between the right ventricle and the pulmonary vasculature. These findings provide further evidence of the clinical relevance of mildly elevated mean PAP in patients with SSc.
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- Christian Nagel
- Heidelberg University Hospital, German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany, and Klinikum Mittelbaden Baden-Baden Balg, Baden-Baden, Germany
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- SDN Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare, Naples, Italy
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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Melzig C, Wörz S, Egenlauf B, Partovi S, Rohr K, Grünig E, Kauczor HU, Heussel CP, Rengier F. Combined automated 3D volumetry by pulmonary CT angiography and echocardiography for detection of pulmonary hypertension. Eur Radiol 2019; 29:6059-6068. [PMID: 30963276 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06188-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the diagnostic accuracy of automated 3D volumetry of central pulmonary arteries using computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for suspected pulmonary hypertension alone and in combination with echocardiography. METHODS This retrospective diagnostic accuracy study included 70 patients (mean age 66.7, 48 female) assessed for pulmonary hypertension by CTPA and transthoracic echocardiography with estimation of the pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP). Gold standard right heart catheterisation with measurement of the invasive mean pulmonary arterial pressure (invasive mPAP) served as the reference. Volumes of the main, right and left pulmonary arteries (MPA, RPA and LPA) were computed using automated 3D segmentation. For comparison, axial dimensions were manually measured. A linear regression model was established for prediction of mPAP (predicted mPAP). RESULTS MPA, RPA and LPA volumes were significantly increased in patients with vs. without pulmonary hypertension (all p < 0.001). Of all measures, MPA volume demonstrated the strongest correlation with invasive mPAP (r = 0.76, p < 0.001). Predicted mPAP using MPA volume and echocardiographic PASP as covariates showed excellent correlation with invasive mPAP (r = 0.89, p < 0.001). Area under the curves for predicting pulmonary hypertension were 0.94 for predicted mPAP, compared to 0.90 for MPA volume and 0.92 for echocardiographic PASP alone. A predicted mPAP > 25.8 mmHg identified pulmonary hypertension with sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 86%, 93%, 95% and 81%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Automated 3D volumetry of central pulmonary arteries based on CTPA may be used in conjunction with echocardiographic pressure estimates to noninvasively predict mPAP and pulmonary hypertension as confirmed by gold standard right heart catheterisation with higher diagnostic accuracy than either test alone. KEY POINTS • This diagnostic accuracy study derived a regression model for noninvasive prediction of invasively measured mean pulmonary arterial pressure as assessed by gold standard right heart catheterisation. • This regression model using automated 3D volumetry of the central pulmonary arteries based on CT pulmonary angiography in conjunction with the echocardiographic pressure estimate predicted pulmonary arterial pressure and the presence of pulmonary hypertension with good diagnostic accuracy. • The combination of automated 3D volumetry and echocardiographic pressure estimate in the regression model provided superior diagnostic accuracy compared to each parameter alone.
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- Claudius Melzig
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biomedical Computer Vision Group, BIOQUANT, IPMB and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Biomedical Computer Vision Group, BIOQUANT, IPMB and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Radiology, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Egenlauf B, Schuhmann M, Giese T, Junghanss T, Stojkovic M, Tintelnot K, de Hoog S, Greil J, Richter E, Vehresschild M, Heussel CP, Herth FJF, Kreuter M. Disseminated Mycosis by Arthrocladium fulminans Jeopardizing a Patient with GATA2 Deficiency. Respiration 2019; 97:472-475. [PMID: 30928982 DOI: 10.1159/000493429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
GATA2 deficiency is characterized by monocytopenia, deficiency of dendritic cells, and a variable degree of lymphocytopenia affecting B cells and NK cells, leading to an enhanced risk of mycobacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Here we present a patient with a heterozygous intronic GATA2 mutation who acquired a fatal disseminated mycosis due to the black yeast-like fungus Arthrocladium fulminans following an infection with Mycobacterium sherrisii. This case illustrates that in patients with severe uncommon infections, immunodeficiency syndromes must be ruled out.
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- Benjamin Egenlauf
- Pneumology and Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Pneumology and Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Section of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Section of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Division 16, Mycotic and Parasitic Agents and Mycobacteria, Berlin, Germany
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology with Nuclear Medicine, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Pneumology and Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, .,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany,
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Marra AM, Halank M, Benjamin N, Bossone E, Cittadini A, Eichstaedt CA, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Fischer C, Gall H, Ghofrani HA, Hoeper MM, Lange TJ, Olsson KM, Klose H, Grünig E. Right ventricular size and function under riociguat in pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (the RIVER study). Respir Res 2018; 19:258. [PMID: 30567595 PMCID: PMC6299931 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-018-0957-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Riociguat is a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator approved for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTPEH). The objective of this study was to evaluate right heart size and function assessed by echocardiography during long term treatment with riociguat. METHODS Patients who started riociguat treatment (1.0-2.5 mg tid) within the trials phase II, PATENT, PATENTplus, EAS, CHEST and continued treatment for 3-12 months were included in this study. Echocardiography was analysed off-line at baseline, after 3, 6 and 12 months by investigators who were blinded to clinical data. Last and baseline observation carried forward method (LOCF, BOCF) were performed as sensitivity analysis. RESULTS Seventy-one patients (45% PAH, 55% CTEPH; 53.5% female; 60 ± 13 years, mean pulmonary arterial pressure 46 ± 10 mmHg, mean PVR 700 ± 282dynes·sec·cm-5) were included. After 6 months, RA and RV area, RV thickness tricuspid regurgitation velocity showed a significant reduction. After 12 months, patients receiving riociguat therapy showed a significant reduction in right atrial (- 2.6 ± 4.4 cm2, 95% CI -3.84, - 1.33; p < 0.001, n = 49) and right ventricular (RV) area (- 3.5 ± 5.2 cm2, 95% CI -5.1, - 1.9; p < 0.001; n = 44), RV thickness (- 0.76 ± 2.2 mm, 95% CI -1.55, 0.03; n = 32), and a significant increase in TAPSE (2.95 ± 4.78 mm, 95% CI 1.52, 4.39; n = 45) and RV fractional area change (8.12 ± 8.87 mm, 95% CI 4.61, 11.62; n = 27). Both LOCF and BOCF showed similar results but lower effect sizes. CONCLUSION Patients under long-term treatment with riociguat show significantly reduced right heart size and improved RV function in PAH and CTEPH. Further controlled prospective studies are needed to confirm these results.
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- Alberto M Marra
- IRCCS SDN, Research Institute, Naples, Italy.,Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Pneumology, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, "Federico" University, Naples, Italy
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Pneumology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Fischer L, Benjamin N, Blank N, Egenlauf B, Fischer C, Harutyunova S, Koegler M, Lorenz HM, Marra AM, Nagel C, Xanthouli P, Bossone E, Grünig E. Right heart size and function significantly correlate in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension - a cross-sectional study. Respir Res 2018; 19:216. [PMID: 30409145 PMCID: PMC6225631 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-018-0913-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to assess, whether right atrial (RA) and ventricular (RV) size is related to RV pump function at rest and during exercise in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS We included 54 patients with invasively diagnosed PAH that had been stable on targeted medication. All patients underwent clinical assessments including right heart catheterization and echocardiography at rest and during exercise. RV output reserve was defined as increase of cardiac index (CI) from rest to peak exercise (∆CIexercise). Patients were classified according to the median of RA and RV-area. RV pump function and further clinical parameters were compared between groups by student's t-test. Uni- and multivariate Pearson correlation analyses were performed. RESULTS Patients with larger RA and/or RV-areas (above a median of 16 and 20cm2, respectively) showed significantly lower ∆CIexercise, higher mean pulmonary arterial pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance at rest and NT-proBNP levels. Furthermore, patients with higher RV-areas presented with a significantly lower RV stroke volume and pulmonary arterial compliance at peak exercise than patients with smaller RV-size. RV area was identified as the only independent predictor of RV output reserve. CONCLUSION RV and RA areas represent valuable and easily accessible indicators of RV pump function at rest and during exercise. Cardiac output reserve should be considered as an important clinical parameter. Prospective studies are needed for further evaluation.
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- Lukas Fischer
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,IRCCS SDN Research Institute, Naples, Italy
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Lung Centre, Klinikum Mittelbaden, Baden-Baden Balg, Baden-Baden, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heart Department, Cardiology Division, "Cava de' Tirreni and Amalfi Coast" Hospital, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, D-69126, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Gompelmann D, Kirby M, Kontogianni K, Egenlauf B, Gruenig E, Heussel CP, Eberhardt R, Herth FJ. CT predictors of pulmonary hypertension in patients with severe COPD. Imaging 2018. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.pa392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Egenlauf B, Nagel C, Ewert R, Lehmkuhl H, Rosenkranz S, Benjamin N, Schwenger V, Herth F, Gruenig E. P1628Safety and efficacy of immunoadsorption as an add-on to medical treatment in patients with severe idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- B Egenlauf
- Thoraxclinic of Heidelberg, Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Thoraxclinic of Heidelberg, Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medicine of Greifswald, Clinic for Internal Medicine, Greifswald, Germany
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- Medical Practice for Cardiology, Berlin, Germany
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- Cologne University Hospital - Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Cologne, Germany
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- Thoraxclinic of Heidelberg, Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Katharinenhospital, Department of Nephrology, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Thoraxclinic of Heidelberg, Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Thoraxclinic of Heidelberg, Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Heidelberg, Germany
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Marra AM, Benjamin N, Eichstaedt C, Egenlauf B, Fischer C, Gall H, Ghofrani HA, Halank M, Hoeper MM, Lange T, Olsson K, Gruenig E. 3020Effects on Right Ventricular size and function by Riociguat in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (The RIVER Study). Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.3020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- A M Marra
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital of Heidelberg, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Internal Medicine, Giessen, Germany
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- Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Internal Medicine, Giessen, Germany
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- University Hospital Dresden, Department of Internal Medicine I, Dresden, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Department of Respiratory Medicine,, Hannover, Germany
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- University Hospital Regensburg, Internal Medicine II, Division of Pneumology, Regensburg, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Department of Respiratory Medicine,, Hannover, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Marra AM, Nagel C, Benjamin N, Blank N, Cittadini A, Coghlan G, Distler O, Denton CP, Fiehn C, Egenlauf B, Xanthouli P, Hoeper MM, Lorenz HM, Bossone E, Gruenig E. P4534Reduced right ventricular contractile reserve in patients with systemic sclerosis and borderline pulmonary arterial pressures. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p4534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- A M Marra
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Division of Rheumatology, Dept. Med. V, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Federico II University of Naples, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Naples, Italy
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- Royal Free Hospital, Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
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- University Hospital Zurich, Centre of Rheumatology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Royal Free Hospital, Rheumatology, London, United Kingdom
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- Practice for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Baden-Baden, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Respiratory Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Division of Rheumatology, Dept. Med. V, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cava de Tirreni-Amalfi Coast Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Sinning C, Harbaum L, Schrage B, Rübsamen N, Magnussen C, Waschki B, Kleemann WH, Baaske KM, Kögler M, Ojeda F, Fischer C, Benjamin N, Westermann D, Zengin E, Schäfer U, Egenlauf B, Klose HF, Blankenberg S, Grünig E. Right Ventricular Index for Risk Stratification of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Respiration 2018; 96:249-258. [PMID: 30001556 DOI: 10.1159/000489231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a major prognostic predictor in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to assess the prognostic impact of a newly developed index merging haemodynamic parameters into 1 variable. METHODS We retrospectively assessed 2 cohorts of 248 patients (164 from Hamburg and 84 from Heidelberg) with invasively diagnosed PAH. During a median follow-up time of 3.6 years (3.1 and 4.0 years for Hamburg and Heidelberg, respectively), the composite endpoint of all-cause mortality and lung transplantation occurred in 57 patients (53 and 4 patients for Hamburg and Heidelberg, respectively). The RV index was developed in the Hamburg cohort and validated in the Heidelberg cohort: (right atrial pressure × pulmonary vascular resistance)/mixed venous oxygen saturation. RESULTS Patients with a high RV index had a higher incidence of the combined endpoint in Kaplan-Meier analyses in the Hamburg and Heidelberg cohort (p = 0.017 and p = 0.034, respectively). The calculated RV index cut-off value was 91 and identified patients with a worse outcome in the Hamburg cohort and showed a trend in the Heidelberg cohort (p < 0.001 and p = 0.089, respectively). The RV index in Cox regression hazard models was an independent predictor of outcomes after adjustment for sex and age in both cohorts (Hamburg: hazard ratio [HR] 1.26 [95% CI 1.08, 1.47], p = 0.0027; Heidelberg: HR 2.27 [95% CI 1.46, 3.51], p < 0.001). A nomogram based on these results allowed risk stratification. CONCLUSION Merging 3 haemodynamic variables into 1 variable, the RV index increased the prognostic power up to an independent risk factor. The RV index is easy to calculate and allows the construction of a nomogram for an individualized risk assessment.
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- Christoph Sinning
- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
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- Haematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Grosshansdorf, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Haematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thorax Clinic at the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thorax Clinic at the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thorax Clinic at the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Haematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thorax Clinic at the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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Egenlauf B, Marra A, Nagel C, Harutyunova S, Lorenz HM, Blank N, Fiehn C, Hadaschik E, Benjamin N, Fischer C, Grünig E. Patients with systemic sclerosis and borderline pulmonary arterial pressures display reduced right ventricular contractile reserve. Pneumologie 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1619134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- B Egenlauf
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at the Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at the Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at the Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at the Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg
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- Praxis für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Baden-Baden
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Heidelberg
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at the Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at the Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg
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Nagel C, Ewert R, Egenlauf B, Rosenkranz S, Benjamin N, Schwenger V, Herth FJF, Grünig E. Safety and efficacy of immunoadsorption as an add-on to medical treatment in patients with severe idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). Pneumologie 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1619321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- C Nagel
- Lungenzentrum, Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Klinik für Innere B, Bereich Pneumologie, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald Körperschaft des Öffentlichen Rechts
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- Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin, Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg; Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL)
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- Transplantationszentrum, Klinik für Nieren- u. Hochdruckkrankheiten, Klinikum Stuttgart – Katharinenhospital
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- Pneumology, Institute of Internal Medicin III, Thoraxklinik, University Hospital Heidelberg
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- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg; Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL)
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Nagel C, Ewert R, Egenlauf B, Lehmkuhl HB, Rosenkranz S, Benjamin N, Schwenger V, Herth FJF, Grünig E. Safety and Efficacy of Immunoadsorption as an Add-On to Medical Treatment in Patients with Severe Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Respiration 2017; 94:263-271. [PMID: 28787715 DOI: 10.1159/000478744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite optimized medical therapy, severe idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a devastating disease with a poor outcome. Autoantibodies have been detected in IPAH that can contribute to worsening of the disease. OBJECTIVES The objective of this prospective, open-label, single-arm, multicenter trial was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of immunoadsorption (IA) as an add-on to optimized medical treatment for patients with IPAH. METHODS A total of 10 IPAH patients received IA over 5 days. Their clinical parameters, including hemodynamics measured by right heart catheter, were assessed at baseline and after 3 and 6 months. The primary endpoint was the change in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). Secondary endpoints included the change in 6-min walking distance, quality of life, safety, and plasma levels of IgG and autoantibodies. RESULTS The evaluation of the 10 IPAH patients (75% female; 51 ± 12 years; 166 ± 10 cm; WHO functional class III; 53% on combination therapy) revealed that IA was a safe procedure that efficiently removed IgG and autoantibodies from the circulation. After 3 months, the mean PVR improved significantly by 13.2% (p = 0.03) and the cardiac index improved by 13.1%, but no significant changes were found in 6-min walking distance. The quality of life physical functioning subscale score significantly improved after 6 months. The serious adverse events in 3 patients were possibly related to IA and included pneumonia, temporary disturbance in attention, and thrombocytopenia. CONCLUSIONS IA as an add-on to targeted medical treatment for IPAH is a safe procedure with beneficial effects on hemodynamics, especially in patients with high levels of autoantibodies. Larger-scale controlled studies are needed to assess its efficacy in IPAH and to identify responders.
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Grünig E, Ohnesorge J, Benjamin N, Burhenne J, Enderle Y, Egenlauf B, Fischer C, Harutyunova S, Huppertz A, Klose H, Haefeli WE. Plasma Drug Concentrations in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Combination Treatment. Respiration 2017; 94:26-37. [PMID: 28494463 DOI: 10.1159/000470916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Combination therapy with the phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) sildenafil or tadalafil and the endothelin receptor antagonists (ERA) bosentan, ambrisentan, or macitentan may cause mutual pharmacokinetic interactions in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze plasma drug concentrations in PAH patients receiving different combination treatments. METHODS PAH patients receiving a stable combination treatment with ERA and PDE-5i with targeted dosage for at least 1 month were routinely assessed, including clinical parameters and plasma drug concentrations. Concentrations were normalized considering dose and time from last medication intake and presented as multiples of the expected mean (MoM) of the respective monotherapies. RESULTS A total of 125 PAH patients (84 female, 41 male, 57% idiopathic/heritable) were included. Sildenafil and tadalafil concentrations were lowest in combination with bosentan (MoM 0.44 ± 0.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.30-0.57, and MoM 0.89 ± 0.53, 95% CI 0.50-1.28, respectively) compared to the combination with ambrisentan (MoM 1.3 ± 0.97, 95% CI 0.86-1.73, and MoM 1.67 ± 0.63, 95% CI 1.40-1.94, respectively) and macitentan (MoM 1.16 ± 0.87, 95% CI 0.86-1.46, and MoM 1.59 ± 0.99, 95% CI 0.80-2.38, respectively). The combination of sildenafil and bosentan led to more than twice the expected bosentan concentrations in 53.8%. Patients switching from sildenafil-bosentan to macitentan showed a significant increase in sildenafil concentrations (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Only the combination with macitentan or ambrisentan led to targeted mean PDE-5i plasma concentrations and should therefore be preferred to combination with bosentan. Sildenafil-bosentan showed the strongest interaction, with low sildenafil and high bosentan concentrations. The study was not powered to analyze whether lower PDE-5i concentrations cause unsatisfying clinical response. However, plasma concentrations within a targeted range are desirable and may become of increasing importance.
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- Ekkehard Grünig
- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thorax Clinic at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Melzig C, Wörz S, Egenlauf B, Partovi S, Rohr K, Grünig E, Kauczor H, Heussel C, Rengier F. Automatisierte 3D-Volumetrie von CT-Angiografien zur nicht-invasiven Bestimmung des pulmonalarteriellen Drucks bei Patienten mit Verdacht auf pulmonale Hypertonie. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- C Melzig
- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Heidelberg
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- BioQuant, Universität Heidelberg, Bioinformatics & Functional Genomics, Heidelberg
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- Thoraxklinik, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Pneumologie, Heidelberg
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- University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Radiologie, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- BioQuant, Universität Heidelberg, Bioinformatics & Functional Genomics, Heidelberg
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- Thoraxklinik, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Pneumologie, Heidelberg
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Heidelberg
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- Thoraxklinik, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Radiologie, Heidelberg
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Heidelberg
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Harutyunova S, Ehlken N, Egenlauf B, Grünig E, Nagel C. Mischform einer pulmonal arterieller Hypertonie und pulmonal venoocclusiver Erkrankung (PVOD): ein Fallbericht. Pneumologie 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- S Harutyunova
- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg; Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie
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- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Lungenzentrum, Klinikum Baden-Baden
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Grünig E, Benjamin N, Lange TJ, Krueger U, Klose H, Neurohr C, Wilkens H, Halank M, Seyfarth HJ, Held M, Traube A, Pernow M, Grover ER, Egenlauf B, Gerhardt F, Viethen T, Rosenkranz S. Safety, Tolerability and Clinical Effects of a Rapid Dose Titration of Subcutaneous Treprostinil Therapy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Prospective Multi-Centre Trial. Respiration 2016; 92:362-370. [DOI: 10.1159/000450759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Olsson KM, Halank M, Egenlauf B, Fistera D, Gall H, Kaehler C, Kortmann K, Kramm T, Lichtblau M, Marra A, Nagel C, Sablotzki A, Seyfarth HJ, Schranz D, Ulrich S, Hoeper MM, Lange TJ. [Decompensated right heart failure, intensive care and perioperative management in patients with pulmonary hypertension]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2016; 141:S42-S47. [PMID: 27760449 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-114527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The 2015 European Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension are also valid for Germany. The guidelines contain detailed recommendations for the targeted treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, the practical implementation of the European Guidelines in Germany requires the consideration of several country-specific issues and already existing novel data. This requires a detailed commentary to the guidelines, and in some aspects an update already appears necessary. In June 2016, a Consensus Conference organized by the PH working groups of the German Society of Cardiology (DGK), the German Society of Respiratory Medicine (DGP) and the German Society of Pediatric Cardiology (DGPK) was held in Cologne, Germany. This conference aimed to solve practical and controversial issues surrounding the implementation of the European Guidelines in Germany. To this end, a number of working groups was initiated, one of which was specifically dedicated to the management of decompensated right heart failure, intensive care management and perioperative management in patients with pulmonary hypertension. This article summarizes the results and recommendations of the working group on decompensated right heart failure, intensive care and perioperative management in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
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Grünig E, Ohnesorge J, Benjamin N, Burhenne J, Song J, Egenlauf B, Fischer C, Harutyunova S, Huppertz A, Klose H, Haefeli WE. Plasma drug-concentrations in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension on combination treatment. Pneumologie 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1584623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ohnesorge J, Egenlauf B, Benjamin N, Fischer C, Enderle Y, Burhenne J, Huppertz A, Carls A, Haefeli WE, Grünig E. Change of sildenafil plasma concentrations after transition from bosentan to macitentan in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pneumologie 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1572030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Egenlauf B, Ohnesorge J, Benjamin N, Harutyunova S, Fischer C, Enderle Y, Burhenne J, Nagel C, Huppertz A, Carls A, Haefeli WE, Grünig E. Pharmacokinetic interactions in different combinations of specific pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment. Pneumologie 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1572031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Egenlauf B, Grünig E, Benjamin N, Lange TJ, Krüger U, Klose HF, Neurohr C, Wilkens H, Halank M, Seyfarth HJ, Held M, Traube A, Pernow M, Grover RE, Gerhardt F, Viethen T, Rosenkranz S. Safety, tolerability and clinical effects of a rapid dose titration of subcutaneous treprostinil therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a prospective multi-centre trial. Pneumologie 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1572125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ehlken N, Lichtblau M, Klose H, Weidenhammer J, Fischer C, Nechwatal R, Uiker S, Halank M, Olsson K, Seeger W, Gall H, Rosenkranz S, Wilkens H, Mertens D, Seyfarth HJ, Opitz C, Ulrich S, Egenlauf B, Grünig E. Exercise training improves peak oxygen consumption and haemodynamics in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and inoperable chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Eur Heart J 2015; 37:35-44. [PMID: 26231884 PMCID: PMC4692286 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aims The impact of exercise training on the right heart and pulmonary circulation has not yet been invasively assessed in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right heart failure. This prospective randomized controlled study investigates the effects of exercise training on peak VO2/kg, haemodynamics, and further clinically relevant parameters in PH patients. Methods and results Eighty-seven patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and inoperable chronic thrombo-embolic PH (54% female, 56 ± 15 years, 84% World Health Organization functional class III/IV, 53% combination therapy) on stable disease-targeted medication were randomly assigned to a control and training group. Medication remained unchanged during the study period. Non-invasive assessments and right heart catheterization at rest and during exercise were performed at baseline and after 15 weeks. Primary endpoint was the change in peak VO2/kg. Secondary endpoints included changes in haemodynamics. For missing data, multiple imputation and responder analyses were performed. The study results showed a significant improvement of peak VO2/kg in the training group (difference from baseline to 15 weeks: training +3.1 ± 2.7 mL/min/kg equals +24.3% vs. control −0.2 ± 2.3 mL/min/kg equals +0.9%, P < 0.001). Cardiac index (CI) at rest and during exercise, mean pulmonary arterial pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance, 6 min walking distance, quality of life, and exercise capacity significantly improved by exercise training. Conclusion Low-dose exercise training at 4–7 days/week significantly improved peak VO2/kg, haemodynamics, and further clinically relevant parameters. The improvements of CI at rest and during exercise indicate that exercise training may improve the right ventricular function. Further, large multicentre trials are necessary to confirm these results.
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- Nicola Ehlken
- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Amalienstrasse 5, Heidelberg D-69126, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Amalienstrasse 5, Heidelberg D-69126, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Amalienstrasse 5, Heidelberg D-69126, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Rehabilitation Center Koenigstuhl, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University of Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University of Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University of Homburg, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Clinic of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Amalienstrasse 5, Heidelberg D-69126, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Amalienstrasse 5, Heidelberg D-69126, Germany
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Nagel C, Henn P, Ehlken N, D'Andrea A, Blank N, Bossone E, Böttger A, Fiehn C, Fischer C, Lorenz HM, Stöckl F, Grünig E, Egenlauf B. Stress Doppler echocardiography for early detection of systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension. Arthritis Res Ther 2015; 17:165. [PMID: 26084934 PMCID: PMC4504224 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-015-0673-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION In patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-APAH) is the leading cause of death. The objective of this prospective screening study was to analyse sensitivity and specificity of stress Doppler echocardiography (SDE) in detecting pulmonary hypertension (PH). METHODS Pulmonary artery pressures and further parameters of PH were assessed by echocardiography and right heart catheterisation (RHC) at rest and during exercise in patients with SSc. Investigators of RHC were blinded to the results of non-invasive measurements. RESULTS Of 76 patients with SSc (64 were female and mean age was 58±14 years), 22 (29 %) had manifest PH confirmed by RHC: four had concomitant left heart diseases, three had lung diseases, and 15 had SSc-APAH. Echocardiography at rest missed PH diagnosis in five of 22 patients with PH when a cutoff value for systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (PASP) was more than 40 mm Hg at rest. The sensitivity of echocardiography at rest was 72.7 % (95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.52-0.88), and specificity was 88.2 % (95 % CI 0.78-0.95). When a cutoff value for PASP was more than 45 mm Hg during low-dose exercise, SDE missed PH diagnosis in one of the 22 patients with PH and improved sensitivity to 95.2 % (95 % CI 0.81-1.0) but reduced specificity to 84.9 % (95 % CI 0.74-0.93). Reduction of specificity was partly due to concomitant left heart disease. CONCLUSIONS The results of this prospective cross-sectional study using RHC as gold standard in all patients showed that SDE markedly improved sensitivity in detecting manifest PH to 95.2 % compared with 72.7 % using echocardiography at rest only. Thus, for PH screening in patients with SSc, echocardiography should be performed at rest and during exercise. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01387035. Registered 29 June 2011.
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- Christian Nagel
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Amalienstr. 5, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Lung Centre, Klinikum Mittelbaden, Balger Str. 50, 76532, Baden-Baden Balg, Germany.
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Amalienstr. 5, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Amalienstr. 5, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Sciences, Monaldi Hospital, Second University of Naples, Via Leonardo Bianchi, 1, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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- Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Via Pr. Amedeo, 36-83023 Lauro (AV), Salerno, Italy.
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- Rheumapraxis Landau, Industriestraße 9, 76829, Landau in der Pfalz, Germany.
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- Department of Rheumatology, ACURA-Klinik Baden-Baden, Rotenbachtalstr. 5, 76530, Baden-Baden, Germany.
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Klinikum Darmstadt, Medizinische Klinik III, Grafenstraße 9, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Amalienstr. 5, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Amalienstr. 5, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Grünig E, Biskupek J, D'Andrea A, Ehlken N, Egenlauf B, Weidenhammer J, Marra AM, Cittadini A, Fischer C, Bossone E. Reference ranges for and determinants of right ventricular area in healthy adults by two-dimensional echocardiography. Respiration 2015; 89:284-93. [PMID: 25765954 DOI: 10.1159/000371472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The right ventricular (RV) area is important for diagnosis and follow-up in patients with various diseases, such as in pulmonary hypertension. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to define the reference ranges of the end-diastolic RV area in healthy adults and to assess the determining factors. METHODS In the first part of the study 860 healthy subjects (37.6% female; mean age 28 ± 5.84; 395 endurance athletes, 255 strength athletes and 210 non-athletes) were prospectively assessed. In the second part we performed a pooled analysis of studies published between 1979 and 2014 describing the RV area in healthy subjects (n = 5,248). Statistical analysis included the calculation of reference ranges and the analysis of determining factors. RESULTS Mean end-diastolic RV areas in 860 healthy subjects were significantly larger in endurance athletes (25.1 ± 2.0 cm(2)) compared with strength athletes (22.9 ± 1.7 cm(2)) and non-athletes (16.7 ± 2.0 cm(2), p < 0.001). In the synopsis of both data sets, mean end-diastolic RV area was significantly larger in European/American males (17 cm(2)) compared with females (14 cm(2), p < 0.001) and in Asian males (16 cm(2)) compared with females (13 cm(2), p < 0.001). The area increased with body surface area and older age. CONCLUSION This is the largest data set to define RV size in healthy adults aged <50 years. RV area was determined by age, gender, body surface area, ethnicity and high-level exercise training. High standard deviations resulted in high values for the upper limit of the reference range, which might therefore not be useful as cut-off values for screening purposes. Gender- and ethnicity-specific reference ranges should be used. Further studies in subjects aged >50 years as well as in children are needed.
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- Ekkehard Grünig
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxclinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Marra AM, Egenlauf B, Bossone E, Eichstaedt C, Grünig E, Ehlken N. Principles of Rehabilitation and Reactivation: Pulmonary Hypertension. Respiration 2015; 89:265-73. [DOI: 10.1159/000371855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Egenlauf B, Marra A, Ehlken N, Fischer C, Nagel C, Lichtblau M, Grünig E. Long-term Riociguat administration reduces right heart size in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: a retrospective single-center analysis. Pneumologie 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Egenlauf B, Schuhmann M, Giese T, Junghanss T, Kapaun A, Tintelnot K, de Hoog S, Greil J, Richter E, Vehresschild M, Heußel CP, Herth FJF, Kreuter M. Disseminierte Mykose mit Arthrocladium Species gefährdet Patientin mit GATA-2 Defekt. Pneumologie 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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