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ArticleCureus2022

Severe Pulmonary Artery Hypertension in Otherwise Silent Lupus: A Unique Hybrid Treatment Approach Using Hydroxychloroquine and Sildenafil.

Maleeha Saleem, Sneha Kola, Rehan Shah

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 89% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maleeha SaleemInternal Medicine, Saint Francis Medical Center, Trenton, USA.
Sneha KolaInternal Medicine, Saint Francis Medical Center, Trenton, USA.
Rehan ShahInternal Medicine - Rheumatology, Saint Francis Medical Center, Trenton, USA.
Saint Francis Medical Center · USSt. Francis Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Even more rare is pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) presenting as the initial manifestation of SLE and may be a cause of diagnostic delay. As symptoms of PAH are very mild in the early stages, prompt diagnosis is crucial to prevent the progression of the disease. Echocardiographic evaluation involving the measurement of different right-sided heart variables in addition to estimated pulmonary artery pressure helps in reducing the false-positive rates of detection of PAH. The role of immunosuppression in addition to PAH-specific vasodilator therapy is one of the key aspects of management to minimize flares and improve hemodynamics. Equally important is the choice of a regimen best suited to minimize complications. We present a case of PAH in newly diagnosed SLE and the diagnostic and treatment challenges as a safety net hospital.

Indexed as

cyclophosphamidehydroxychloroquineimmunosuppressionintrapulmonary shuntingright heart catheterizationsle-associated pah

Identifiers

PMID35769687
PMCPMC9233934
OpenAlexW4281718356

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