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Introdução: A esquistossomose, parasitose tropical, pode provocar hipertensão pulmonar grave (HAPE), que leva a remodelamento e disfunção do ventrículo direito (VD), que pode ser detectada pela diminuição da excursão sistólica do anel tricúspide (TAPSE) e da variação de áreas do VD. No VD normal, rico em fibras longitudinais, predomina o strain longitudinal, sendo menor o strain transversal. Objetivo: Avaliar, com ecocardiografia convencional e com strain bidimensional do VD, pacientes portadores de HAPE, comparando os resultados com dados clínicos, hemodinâmicos e com parâmetros ecocardiográficos obtidos em controles sadios. Material: Trinta e dois pacientes com HAPE, média etária de 45 ± 12 anos. Vinte e três controles sadios, média etária de 48 ± 18 anos.Métodos: Foram avaliados os parâmetros de função do VD (variação de áreas e TAPSE) e o gradiente de refluxo tricúspide. Foi determinado o strain longitudinal e transversal do VD em pacientes com HAPE e em controles sadios. Resultados: Entre os pacientes com HAPE e os controles sadios, a variação das áreas foi, respectivamente, 28% e 46% (p = 0,0001), o TAPSE, 1,9 cm e 2,2 cm (p = 0,02); gradiente de regurgitação tricúspide, 76 mmHg e 28 mmHg (p = 0,0001); deformação longitudinal da parede lateral do VD -22% e -37% (p = 0,0001); e deformação transversal 39% e 21% (p = 0,001). Conclusão: Pacientes com HAPE modificaram o padrão de deformação do VD, com aumento do strain transversal, provavelmente por adaptação do VD à sobrecarga pressórica. O ecocardiograma convencional também foi útil paraavaliar a função do VD na HAPE.
Introduction: Schistosomiasis is a tropical parasitic disease may cause severe pulmonary hypertension (SIPH), which leads to right ventricular (RV) remodeling and dysfunction, which can be detected by decreased tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and variation of RV areas. In normal RV, rich in longitudinal fibers, longitudinal strain prevails, and transverse strain is smaller. Objective: To assess, using conventional echocardiography and two-dimensional RV strain, patients with SIPH, comparing the results with clinical and hemodynamic data and echocardiographic parameters obtained from healthy controls. Material: Thirty-two patients with SIPH, mean age 45 ± 12 years old. Twenty-three healthy controls, mean age 48 ± 18 years old. Methods: RV function parameters (range of areas and TAPSE) and the tricuspid regurgitation gradient were evaluated. Longitudinal and transverse RV strain RV were determined in patients with SIPH and in healthy controls. Results: Among SIPH patients and healthy controls, the variation of areas was 28% and 46%, respectively (p = 0.0001), TAPSE was 1.9 cm and 2.2 cm (p = 0.02); tricuspid regurgitation gradient was 76 mmHg and 28 mmHg (p = 0.0001); RV sidewall longitudinal strain -22% and -37%(p = 0.0001); and transverse strain of 39% and 21% (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Patients with SIPH changed the RV strain pattern with increased transverse strain, probably due to RV adaptation to pressure overload. Conventional echocardiography was also useful to assess RV function in SIPH.
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/diagnosis , Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/therapy , Echocardiography/methods , Schistosomiasis mansoni/diagnosis , Schistosomiasis mansoni/therapy , Hypertension, Pulmonary/diagnosis , Hypertension, Pulmonary/therapy , Patients , Analysis of Variance , Heart Atria , Parasitic Diseases/complications , Parasitic Diseases/diagnosis , Prospective Studies , Ventricular Remodeling , Heart VentriclesABSTRACT
Portal vein thrombosis is considered a vaso-occlusive process that can appear during the course of hepatosplenic Schistosoma mansoni, but may result from impaired portal blood flow or be associated with acquired or inherited thrombophilic factors. Here, we report the case of a 67-year-old woman who developed thrombocytopenia as a result of hypersplenism. Following the diagnosis of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis, portal vein thrombosis was detected by ultrasound examination, while haematological tests revealed low levels of protein C (43.3%) and high levels of factor VIII (183.1%). The pathogenesis of portal vein thrombosis remains unclear in some patients with S. mansoni. We recommend, therefore, that early clinical and haemostatic investigations are done to evaluate risk of portal vein thrombosis and hence avoid further complications.
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Protein C Deficiency/diagnosis , Schistosomiasis/diagnosis , Splenomegaly/diagnosis , Thrombocytopenia/diagnosis , Venous Thrombosis/diagnosis , Aged , Animals , Factor VIII/metabolism , Female , Gene Expression , Hemostasis , Humans , Liver/metabolism , Liver/parasitology , Liver/pathology , Portal Vein/metabolism , Portal Vein/parasitology , Portal Vein/pathology , Protein C/metabolism , Protein C Deficiency/blood , Protein C Deficiency/complications , Protein C Deficiency/parasitology , Schistosoma mansoni/pathogenicity , Schistosoma mansoni/physiology , Schistosomiasis/blood , Schistosomiasis/complications , Schistosomiasis/parasitology , Spleen/metabolism , Spleen/parasitology , Spleen/pathology , Splenomegaly/blood , Splenomegaly/complications , Splenomegaly/parasitology , Thrombocytopenia/blood , Thrombocytopenia/complications , Thrombocytopenia/parasitology , Venous Thrombosis/blood , Venous Thrombosis/complications , Venous Thrombosis/parasitologyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: It is suggested that interleukin (IL)-13 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta play a role in the pulmonary vascular changes found in animal models of schistosomiasis. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the serum levels of total TGF-beta and IL-13 of patients with schistosomiasis with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and patients with schistosomiasis without PAH. METHODS: 34 patients from the schistosomiasis outpatient clinic of the Hospital das Clinicas, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, without PAH assessed by echocardiography and 34 patients from the Reference Centre of Pulmonary Hypertension of Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil with PAH, confirmed by right heart catheterization, were enrolled on the study. Both groups presented with schistosomal periportal fibrosis after abdominal ultrasound. Serum levels of TGF-beta1 and IL-13 were determined by ELISA. Student t test to independent samples, Mann-Whitney test to nonparametric variables, Pearson correlation test for correlation analyses and Fisher Chi-squared test to compare categorical analyses were used. RESULTS: The median value of TGF-beta1 was significantly higher in patients with PAH (22496.9 pg/ml, interquartile range [IR] 15936.7 - 32087.8) than in patients without PAH (13629.9 pg/ml, IR: 10192.2- 22193.8) (p = 0.006). There was no difference in the median value of IL-13 in the group with Sch-PAH compared to patients without Sch-PAH (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that TGF-beta possibly plays a role in the pathogenesis of schistosomiasis-associated PAH.
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Hypertension, Pulmonary/blood , Interleukin-13/blood , Schistosomiasis mansoni/complications , Transforming Growth Factor beta1/blood , Adult , Animals , Brazil , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Schistosomiasis/blood , Schistosomiasis mansoni/etiology , Transforming Growth Factor betaABSTRACT
FUNDAMENTO: A hipertensão arterial pulmonar associada à esquistossomose (HPAE) é uma grande preocupação no mundo todo. No entanto, o papel de fatores contribuintes específicos do gênero em HPAE é desconhecido. OBJETIVO: Investigamos os valores da pressão arterial pulmonar sistólica (PAPS) e a presença de elevação grave na PAPS relacionado ao gênero, presença de menopausa e histórico de gravidez em pacientes com HPAE. MÉTODOS: Setenta e nove pacientes diagnosticados com HPAE de 2000 a 2009 foram avaliados e 66 foram incluídos no estudo. As informações referentes à idade, status da menopausa, gravidez, PAPS derivada da ecocardiografia, e pressão arterial pulmonar média invasiva (PAPm) foram coletadas de registros médicos. A relação entre os valores de PAPS e PAPm e a correlação para doença grave foram avaliados. Os modelos de regressão avaliaram a associação de gênero, status da menopausa e histórico de gravidez com valores de PAPS e a presença de PAPS severa. RESULTADOS: Houve correlação moderada entre PAPm e PAPS, com boa concordância para classificação de doença grave. Os valores de PAPS foram semelhantes para homens e mulheres. Uma tendência a valores maiores de PAPS foi encontrada para mulheres não menopausadas em comparação a homens. Valores superiores de PAPS foram encontrados para mulheres menopausadas em comparação a mulheres não menopausadas; os valores não foram significativos após o ajuste de idade. O histórico de gravidez não teve relação com a PAPS. Presença de menopausa e passado de gravidez não mostraram associação com valores de PAPS. CONCLUSÃO: Em pacientes com HPAE, nem o gênero, nem o status da menopausa nem o histórico de gravidez apresentou uma correlação independente com valores de HPAE avaliados pela ecocardiografia.
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SPAH) is a major concern worldwide. However, the role of gender-specific contributing factors in SPAH is unknown. OBJECTIVE: We investigated how systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) values and the presence of severe SPAP relate to gender, menopausal status, and pregnancy history in SPAH patients. METHODS: Seventy-nine patients diagnosed with SPAH from 2000 to 2009 were assessed and 66 were enrolled in the study. Information about age, menopausal status, pregnancy, echocardiography-derived SPAP, and invasive mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) was collected from medical records. The relation between values of SPAP and mPAP and their agreement for severe disease were assessed. Regression models assessed the association of gender, menopausal status, and pregnancy history with SPAP values and the presence of severe SPAP. RESULTS: Moderate correlation and good agreement for severe disease were found between mPAP and SPAP. Mean SPAP values were similar for men and women. A trend toward higher values of SPAP was found for non-menopausal women compared to men. Higher SPAP values were found for menopausal compared to non-menopausal women; the values were non-significant after adjustment for age. Pregnancy history had no association with SPAP. Menopause and positive pregnancy had no association with severe SPAP. CONCLUSION: In SPAH patients, neither gender, nor menopausal status, nor pregnancy history showed independent correlation with SPAP values assessed by echocardiography.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pregnancy , Arterial Pressure/physiology , Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology , Menopause/physiology , Schistosomiasis/complications , Echocardiography, Doppler , Hypertension, Pulmonary/physiopathology , Pulmonary Artery/physiopathology , Reference Values , Reproductive History , Severity of Illness Index , Sex Factors , Schistosomiasis/physiopathologyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SPAH) is a major concern worldwide. However, the role of gender-specific contributing factors in SPAH is unknown. OBJECTIVE: We investigated how systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) values and the presence of severe SPAP relate to gender, menopausal status, and pregnancy history in SPAH patients. METHODS: Seventy-nine patients diagnosed with SPAH from 2000 to 2009 were assessed and 66 were enrolled in the study. Information about age, menopausal status, pregnancy, echocardiography-derived SPAP, and invasive mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) was collected from medical records. The relation between values of SPAP and mPAP and their agreement for severe disease were assessed. Regression models assessed the association of gender, menopausal status, and pregnancy history with SPAP values and the presence of severe SPAP. RESULTS: Moderate correlation and good agreement for severe disease were found between mPAP and SPAP. Mean SPAP values were similar for men and women. A trend toward higher values of SPAP was found for non-menopausal women compared to men. Higher SPAP values were found for menopausal compared to non-menopausal women; the values were non-significant after adjustment for age. Pregnancy history had no association with SPAP. Menopause and positive pregnancy had no association with severe SPAP. CONCLUSION: In SPAH patients, neither gender, nor menopausal status, nor pregnancy history showed independent correlation with SPAP values assessed by echocardiography.
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Arterial Pressure/physiology , Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology , Menopause/physiology , Schistosomiasis/complications , Adult , Echocardiography, Doppler , Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension , Female , Humans , Hypertension, Pulmonary/physiopathology , Male , Middle Aged , Pregnancy , Pulmonary Artery/physiopathology , Reference Values , Reproductive History , Schistosomiasis/physiopathology , Severity of Illness Index , Sex FactorsABSTRACT
FUNDAMENTO: A taxa de vasorreatividade pulmonar da Hipertensão Arterial Pulmonar Esquistossomótica (HAPE) não é conhecida. Dados hemodinâmicos obtidos pelo cateterismo cardíaco associam-se aos critérios clínicos de gravidade mais utilizados. OBJETIVO: Estimar o percentual de vasorreatividade positiva ao óxido nítrico em hipertensão arterial pulmonar esquistossomótica; verificar nesses pacientes a associação de parâmetros hemodinâmicos com a classificação funcional da OMS e teste de caminhada de seis minutos. MÉTODOS: Foram selecionados 84 pacientes portadores de hipertensão pulmonar de etiologia esquistossomótica de um banco de dados, submetidos ao cateterismo cardíaco direito e esquerdo com realização do teste de vasorreatividade pulmonar com óxido nítrico. Foram coletados os dados da classificação funcional da OMS e do teste de caminhada de seis minutos para fim de comparação com os dados invasivos. RESULTADOS: Dos 84 pacientes portadores de HAPE, três (3,5%) apresentaram os critérios para vasorreatividade pulmonar positivo. O aumento da resistência vascular pulmonar esteve associado significativamente à menor capacidade de esforço aferida pelo teste de caminhada de seis minutos (p = 0,045) e maiores sintomas de gravidade por meio de maiores classificações funcionais da OMS (classes III/IV) (p = 0,013). A diminuição da saturação de oxigênio na artéria pulmonar esteve associada significativamente a maiores classificações funcionais (p = 0,041). CONCLUSÃO: A taxa de resposta pulmonar ao teste de vasodilatação dos pacientes esquistossomóticos encontra-se abaixo dos valores encontrados para hipertensão pulmonar de etiologia idiopática. A resistência vascular pulmonar e a saturação de oxigênio na artéria pulmonar são dados hemodinâmicos que podem ser utilizados como marcadores de gravidade na hipertensão pulmonar esquistossomótica.
BACKGROUND: The pulmonary vasoreactivity rate of Schistosomal Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (SPAH) is not known. Hemodynamic data obtained by cardiac catheterization are associated with the most commonly used clinical criteria of severity. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the percentage of positive vasoreactivity to nitric oxide in schistosomal pulmonary arterial hypertension and verify the association of hemodynamic parameters with WHO functional classification and the six-minute walk test in these patients. METHODS: A total of 84 patients with schistosomal pulmonary hypertension were selected from a database, who had been submitted to the right and left cardiac catheterization and pulmonary vasoreactivity test with nitric oxide. Data on WHO functional classification and six-minute walk test were collected for comparison with invasive data. RESULTS: Of the 84 patients with SPAH, 3 (3.5%) had positive criteria for pulmonary vasoreactivity. The increase in pulmonary vascular resistance was significantly associated with lower exercise capacity measured by the six-minute walk test (p = 0.045) and greater symptom severity by higher functional classifications (WHO class III/IV) (p = 0.013). The decrease in oxygen saturation in the pulmonary artery was significantly associated with higher functional classifications (p = 0.041). CONCLUSION: The pulmonary response rate to the vasodilation test of schistosomiasis patients is below the values found for idiopathic pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary vascular resistance and oxygen saturation in the pulmonary artery are hemodynamic data that can be used as markers of severity in schistosomal pulmonary hypertension.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Hemodynamics/physiology , Hypertension, Pulmonary/physiopathology , Schistosomiasis/complications , Walking/physiology , Exercise Test/methods , Exercise Test/standards , Hypertension, Pulmonary/diagnosis , Hypertension, Pulmonary/parasitology , Parasite Egg Count , Prognosis , Severity of Illness Index , Schistosomiasis/physiopathology , Vasodilation , World Health OrganizationABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The pulmonary vasoreactivity rate of Schistosomal Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (SPAH) is not known. Hemodynamic data obtained by cardiac catheterization are associated with the most commonly used clinical criteria of severity. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the percentage of positive vasoreactivity to nitric oxide in schistosomal pulmonary arterial hypertension and verify the association of hemodynamic parameters with WHO functional classification and the six-minute walk test in these patients. METHODS: A total of 84 patients with schistosomal pulmonary hypertension were selected from a database, who had been submitted to the right and left cardiac catheterization and pulmonary vasoreactivity test with nitric oxide. Data on WHO functional classification and six-minute walk test were collected for comparison with invasive data. RESULTS: Of the 84 patients with SPAH, 3 (3.5%) had positive criteria for pulmonary vasoreactivity. The increase in pulmonary vascular resistance was significantly associated with lower exercise capacity measured by the six-minute walk test (p = 0.045) and greater symptom severity by higher functional classifications (WHO class III/IV) (p = 0.013). The decrease in oxygen saturation in the pulmonary artery was significantly associated with higher functional classifications (p = 0.041). CONCLUSION: The pulmonary response rate to the vasodilation test of schistosomiasis patients is below the values found for idiopathic pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary vascular resistance and oxygen saturation in the pulmonary artery are hemodynamic data that can be used as markers of severity in schistosomal pulmonary hypertension.
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Hemodynamics/physiology , Hypertension, Pulmonary/physiopathology , Schistosomiasis/complications , Walking/physiology , Adult , Exercise Test/methods , Exercise Test/standards , Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension , Female , Humans , Hypertension, Pulmonary/diagnosis , Hypertension, Pulmonary/parasitology , Male , Middle Aged , Parasite Egg Count , Prognosis , Schistosomiasis/physiopathology , Severity of Illness Index , Vasodilation , World Health OrganizationABSTRACT
Latin America is here defined as all of the Americas south of the United States. In the setting of pulmonary hypertension, there are social inequalities and geophysical aspects in this region that account for a high prevalence of certain etiologies. This review aimed to analyze some of these factors. Data were collected from the existing literature. Information also was obtained from local tertiary-care centers to where patients with pulmonary hypertension generally are referred. Further, local experience and expertise was taken into consideration. Three etiologies of pulmonary hypertension were found to be the most prevalent: schistosomiasis (approximately 1 million affected people in Brazil), high altitude (particularly in the Andes), and congenital heart disease (late diagnosis of congenital left-to-right shunts leading to development of pulmonary vasculopathy). The diversity in terms of ancestries and races probably accounts for the differences in phenotype expression of pulmonary hypertension when a given region is considered (eg, schistosomiasis-, high-altitude-, or congenital heart disease-associated pulmonary hypertension). Governmental measures are needed to improve social and economic inequalities with an obvious impact on certain etiologies, such as schistosomiasis and congenital heart disease. Early diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension and access to medication remain important challenges all over Latin America.