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Observational studyBioMed research international2018

Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Exhaled Breath Temperature as Potential Biomarkers in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension.

Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Alessandro Radaeli, Donato Lacedonia, Michele Correale, Giuseppe Carpagnano, Antonio Palmiotti, Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro, Matteo Di Biase, Natale Brunetti, Giulia Scioscia and 1 more

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Observational study in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Nitric Oxide Signaling and Sensing in Age-Related Diseases.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Giovanna Elisiana CarpagnanoSezione di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Universita' di Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Alessandro RadaeliDipartimento di Emergenza Urgenza, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8814-5199
Donato LacedoniaSezione di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Universita' di Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Michele CorrealeCardiologia Universitaria, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Universita' di Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Giuseppe CarpagnanoCardiologia Universitaria, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Universita' di Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Antonio PalmiottiCardiologia Universitaria, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Universita' di Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Maria Pia Foschino BarbaroSezione di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Universita' di Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Matteo Di BiaseCardiologia Universitaria, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Universita' di Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Natale BrunettiCardiologia Universitaria, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Universita' di Foggia, Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9610-7408
Giulia SciosciaSezione di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Universita' di Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Mario MalerbaMalattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1246-4892
University of Foggia · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive fatal disease thus, noninvasive prognostic tools are needed to follow these patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and exhaled breath temperature (EBT) values in patients with PH from different causes and to correlate them with respiratory functional data.

methodsTwenty-four PH patients underwent spirometry, carbon monoxide diffusion (DLCO) test, transthoracic echocardiography, right-heart catheterization, and FeNO and EBT measurements.

resultsWe studied 3 groups according to the type of PH: 10 patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) (group A), 11 patients with PH due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (group B), and 3 patients with PH associated with left heart disease (group C). Mean FeNO values tend to be higher in group B (15.0 ± 9.3ppb) compared with other groups (respectively, 9.9 ± 5.7 and 8.5 ± 5.2 ppb in groups A and C; p = 0.271) but no statistical significance has been reached. Mean values of alveolar NO concentration (CANO) were higher in groups A and B compared to group C (respectively, 16.9 ± 12.6; 13.9 ± 6.8; and 6.7 ± 2.0 ppb) (p = 0.045). EBT mean values were significantly lower in group C when compared with other groups (group C: 29.0 +- 1.3°C, groups A and B: 30.9 ± 1.3 and 31.2 ± 1.2°C, respectively: p = 0.041). EBT levels were inversely correlated to mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAPm) levels (Spearman coefficient -0.481; p = 0.017).

conclusionseNO, CANO, and EBT have been evaluated in three groups of PH patients. Interestingly EBT reduction was correlated with PAPm increase, whereas FeNO was higher in COPD patients and CANO in PAH and COPD groups. Further studies are needed to clarify EBT, FeNO, and CANO roles as biomarkers in the monitoring of patients with PH.

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Breath TestsAgedAsthmaBiomarkersCross-Sectional StudiesExhalationFemaleHumansHypertension, PulmonaryMaleMiddle AgedNitric OxideTemperatureBiomarkersNitric Oxide

Identifiers

PMID30225263
PMCPMC6129334
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