Pulmonary haemodynamics and mortality in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (CHP) is a common interstitial lung disease (ILD) frequently associated with lung fibrosis [1]. Among patients with CHP, the degree of pulmonary function impairment and the extent of fibrosis are known predictors of mortality [2, 3]. In other forms of ILD, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and sarcoidosis, abnormal pulmonary haemodynamics measured during resting supine right heart catheterisation (RHC) are additionally associated with poor prognosis [4–7]. In CHP, however, the prognostic value of RHC is unknown.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - June 21, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Oliveira, R. K. F., Ota-Arakaki, J. S., Gomes, P. S., Gimenez, A., Messina, C. M. S., Ramos, R. P., Ferreira, E. V. M., Systrom, D. M., Pereira, C. A. C. Tags: Original Articles: Research letters Source Type: research