BACKGROUND: @entity120 has been notreported in some @entity1 with @entity370 . METHODS: We retrospectively studied 53 @entity370 @entity1 with persistent @entity1353 despite systemic therapy for their @entity370 . All @entity1 underwent cardiac catheterization to determine pulmonary artery (PA) pressure. RESULTS: Of the 53 @entity1 , six were found to have left ventricle (LV) dysfunction, including four cases of @entity67 . Of the remaining 47 @entity1 , 26 had a systolic PA pressure > or = 40 Torr and 25 had a mean PA pressure > or = 25 Torr. Using univariate analysis of those @entity1 with normal LV function, echocardiography, vital capacity, and diffusion lung of @entity1223 (D(L)co) correlated with systolic and/or mean pulmonary artery pressure. For the PA systolic, only the echocardiographic estimated PA pressure and D(L)CO % predicted remained in the multiple regression model (Coefficient of determination = 0.76, p < 0.005 for both). For the PA mean pressure, the only independent variable was the echocardiographic estimate of the PA pressure (Coefficient of determination = 0.70, p < 0.005). While echocardiography was useful in many cases, in nine cases PA pressure could not be estimated because there was no @entity997 seen. Seven of these @entity1 had a measured PA pressure of > or = 40 Torr. Seven @entity1 with moderate to severe @entity120 were treated with pulmonary vasodilator therapy. Five @entity1 experienced good clinical response. CONCLUSION: @entity120 was commonly found in @entity370 @entity1 with persistent @entity1353 . For some of these @entity1 , treatment of the @entity120 was associated with improved clinical status.

@entity120 in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1223 :: ('MESH:D002248', 'Chemical') :: ['carbon monoxide'] @entity67 :: ('MESH:D018754', 'Disease') :: ['diastolic dysfunction'] @entity1353 :: ('MESH:D004417', 'Disease') :: ['dyspnea'] @entity120 :: ('MESH:D006976', 'Disease') :: ['pulmonary hypertension', 'Pulmonary hypertension'] @entity997 :: ('MESH:D014262', 'Disease') :: ['tricuspid regurgitation'] @entity370 :: ('MESH:D012507', 'Disease') :: ['sarcoidosis']
@entity370 :: (MESH:D012507,Disease) :: ['sarcoidosis']
