[PP.06.18] PROPERTIES OF CLINICAL SYMPTOMS AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION IN PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT FORMS OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION. (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Valieva, Z.; Glukhova, S.; Martynyuk, T.; Chazova, I.
• Is Part Of: Journal of hypertension. Volume 34:(2016) Supplement 2
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Hypertension -- Periodicals; Hypertension -- Periodicals; 616.132005
• DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000491751.24704.41
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-5598

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: to assess the frequency of clinical symptoms and physical examination signs, allowing to differentiate forms of pulmonary hypertension (IPAH - idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, PAH due to CHD - congenital heart disease) Figure. No caption available. Design and method: We studied 70 patients with IPAH and 29 patients with PAH-CHD Results: In patients with IPAH compared to patients with PAH-CHD were more frequent clinical symptoms - syncope, cough (p < 0, 05). While in PAH-CHD- shortness of breath, fatigue(p < 0, 05). Most often signs of the physical examination in IPAH were ankle oedema, accentuated pulmonary component of the second heart sound, lung crackels (p < 0, 05). At the same time the most frequent finding in patients with CHD was cyanosis (Table 1) Conclusions: Careful questioning of each PAH patient about the history of symptoms and signs, clinical examination may suggest an underlying cause of PAH at early stage of the disease.