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ArticlePulmonary circulation

A case of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension masquerading as chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Maria Anna Bazmpani, Georgios Arsos, Paul Zarogoulidis, Argyrios Doumas, Theodoros Dimitroulas, George Sianos, Stavros Hadjimiltiades, Konstantinos Kouskouras, Eckhard Mayer, Haralambos Karvounis and 1 more

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Article in Pulmonary circulation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Diagnostic and management dilemmas in pulmonary hypertension.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria Anna Bazmpani1 First Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Georgios Arsos2 Third Department of Nuclear Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Paul Zarogoulidis3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, "G. Papanikalaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Argyrios Doumas4 Second Department of Nuclear Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Theodoros Dimitroulas5 Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
George Sianos1 First Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Stavros Hadjimiltiades1 First Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Konstantinos Kouskouras6 Department of Radiology, AHEPA University General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Eckhard Mayer7 Kerckhoff Heart and Lung Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Haralambos Karvounis1 First Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
George Giannakoulas1 First Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
AHEPA University Hospital · GRAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRKerckhoff Klinik · DEPapageorgiou General Hospital · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Occlusive vasculopathy due to the development and accumulation of granulomas at the level of intima of large vessels, as well as mediastinal lymph nodes and fibrosing mediastinitis secondary to sarcoidosis, causing extrinsic compression of mediastinal vascular structure are uncommon mechanisms of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension. We present a case of a 62-year-old woman with a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis, which was misclassified and treated as chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension for a long period. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography played a major role in accessing final diagnosis. Mechanisms that lead to development of pulmonary hypertension, the contribution of novel imaging modalities, and treatment options are discussed.

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fibrosing mediastinitispulmonary hypertensionsarcoidosis

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PMID29537341
PMCPMC5950934
OpenAlexW2792109268

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