| Literature DB >> 22781217 |
Van N Selby1, Rebecca Scherzer, Christopher F Barnett, John S MacGregor, Juliana Morelli, Catherine Donovan, Steven G Deeks, Jeffrey N Martin, Priscilla Y Hsue.
Abstract
Doppler echocardiography is used to screen for HIV-related pulmonary arterial hypertension (HRPAH). We studied patients with HIV infection to determine the accuracy of Doppler echocardiography-estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) compared with PASP measured during right heart catheterization. Doppler echocardiography-estimated PASP was inaccurate in 19.7% of cases. Using Doppler echocardiography-estimated PASP, one in three patients with HRPAH was missed. Doppler echocardiography estimates of PASP are not accurate in patients with HIV.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22781217 PMCID: PMC3897275 DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283579653
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS ISSN: 0269-9370 Impact factor: 4.177