Xue Yang1, Lina Wang1, Lianjun Lin1, Xinmin Liu1. 1. Department of Geriatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, People's Republic of China.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an important comorbidity of lung cancer, PH in lung cancer patients is gradually gaining interest because of its apparent high prevalence, but the impact of PH on the outcomes of lung cancer remains uncertain and had rarely been discussed. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, determinants and prognosis value of elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) in non-small cell lung cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, subjects with a new and pathological confirmed diagnosis of lung cancer were enrolled. All patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography before received treatment. Pulmonary artery systolic pressure was measured by transthoracic echocardiography. Lung cancer subtypes were categorized by WHO classification of lung tumors. Hazard ratios (HR) were estimated by using Cox regression models. RESULTS: Among 612 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, 19.8% coexisted with PH. After adjustment for age, symptom, coagulation disorders, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis, histological type, clinical stage, PASP ≥35mmHg was significantly associated with the decreased overall survival (OS) of NSCLC (P= 0.028). Moreover, PASP ≥45mmHg was an independent predictor for perioperative death. Independent factors of comorbid elevated PASP were age, the presence of intrapulmonary metastasis and coagulation disorders. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that PASP is an independent prognostic risk factor for NSCLC patients. Main determinants of elevated PASP are age, the presence of intrapulmonary metastasis and coagulation disorders.
PURPOSE: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an important comorbidity of lung cancer, PH in lung cancer patients is gradually gaining interest because of its apparent high prevalence, but the impact of PH on the outcomes of lung cancer remains uncertain and had rarely been discussed. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, determinants and prognosis value of elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) in non-small cell lung cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, subjects with a new and pathological confirmed diagnosis of lung cancer were enrolled. All patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography before received treatment. Pulmonary artery systolic pressure was measured by transthoracic echocardiography. Lung cancer subtypes were categorized by WHO classification of lung tumors. Hazard ratios (HR) were estimated by using Cox regression models. RESULTS: Among 612 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, 19.8% coexisted with PH. After adjustment for age, symptom, coagulation disorders, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis, histological type, clinical stage, PASP ≥35mmHg was significantly associated with the decreased overall survival (OS) of NSCLC (P= 0.028). Moreover, PASP ≥45mmHg was an independent predictor for perioperative death. Independent factors of comorbid elevated PASP were age, the presence of intrapulmonary metastasis and coagulation disorders. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that PASP is an independent prognostic risk factor for NSCLC patients. Main determinants of elevated PASP are age, the presence of intrapulmonary metastasis and coagulation disorders.
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