A retrospective analysis of 19 patients with thalassemia complicated with pulmonary hypertension / 中华地方病学杂志

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Objective To analyze the clinical feature of thalassemia with pulmonary hypertension and investigate the influence of pulmonary hypertension on thalassemia.Methods From June 2007 to July 2011,clinical data of 19 patients with thalassemia complicated with pulmonary hypertension in TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital of Tianjin Medical University and Affilated Hospital of Guilin Medical College were analyzed retrospectively.Twenty-two cases of thalassemia without pulmonary hypertension were as a control group,and follow-up time was set as 4 months to 24 months.Observed indicators included age,hemoglobin(Hb),lactate dehydrogenase (LDH),serum ferritin (SF),tricuspid regurgitation velocity (TRV) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).Results SF and TRV of the case group[(693.6 ± 234.6)μg/L and (2.6 ± 0.1)m/s] were significantly higher than those of the control [(209.5 ± 100.1) μg/L and (2.1 ± 0.3)m/s,all P ＜ 0.05]; but the differences between case and control group in Hb[(90.8 ± 10.7)g/L vs (89.3 ± 10.5)g/L],LDH[(320.9 ± 103.7)U/L vs (355.8 ± 140.3)U/L] and LVEF[(66.2 ± 7.1)％ vs (64.2 ± 4.7)％] were not statistically significant (all P ＞ 0.05).Logrank analysis showed that the prognosis was poor in patients with thalassemia complicated with pulmonary hypertension (x2 =4.95,P ＜ 0.05).Multiple regression analysis indicated that age and serum ferritin remained as predisposing risk factors for tricuspid regurgitation velocity,and serum ferritin had a greater impact on the velocity.Conclusion In patients with thalassemia complicated with pulmonary hypertension,the prognosis is poor; age and SF may be factors involved in the development of pulmonary hypertension.