TY - JOUR AU - Pirzada, Syed Ali Rukh AU - Mahmud, Tafazzul-e-Haque AU - Rasheed, Aflak AU - Ata-ur-Rehman, AU - Masooma Hashmat, AU - Muhammad Ammad Asghar, AU - Mufazzal E Haque Mahmud, AU - Mehreen Kamran, PY - 2019/10/14 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Assessment of Pulmonary Artery Hypertension in Patients with Limited and Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis JF - Annals of King Edward Medical University JA - Annals KEMU VL - 25 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.21649/akemu.v25i3.3054 UR - https://www.annalskemu.org/journal/index.php/annals/article/view/3054 SP - AB - <p>Objective: To assess the pulmonary artery hypertension in patients with limited and diffuse Systemic Sclerosis upon presentation.</p><p>Material and methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at Department of Rheumatology &amp; Immunology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore from 05-02-2108 to 04-10-2018.&nbsp; Total 61 patients with systemic sclerosis having age between 18-56 years either male or female and with duration of systemic sclerosis 1-20 years were selected. Pulmonary hypertension was assessed in selected patients.</p><p>Results: Mean age of the patients was 32.49 ± 8.88 years and mean duration of systemic sclerosis was 4.00 ± 3.92 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; Out of 61 patients of systemic sclerosis, pulmonary hypertension was observed in 18 (30%) patients.&nbsp; Pulmonary hypertension was found in 11 (31.43%) patients of limited systemic sclerosis and in 7 (26.92%) patients of diffused systemic sclerosis.&nbsp; Pulmonary hypertension was found in 5 (83.33%) male patients and in 13 (23.64%) female patients.&nbsp; Pulmonary hypertension was significantly (P = 0.0070) associated with gender.</p><p>Conclusion: Results of present study showed a higher percentage of PAH.&nbsp; Development of PAH is not significantly associated with type of SSC.&nbsp; No association of PAH with age and duration of disease was found.&nbsp; Most of female patients were victim of SSC as compared to male patients, but male patients were found with significantly higher rate of PAH.</p> ER -