Pulmonary Hypertension
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigation serves the identification of pulmonary hypertension (PH) among patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). The exact prevalence of PH in HP is unknown. Data from South America indicate that the prevalence of pre-capillary PH amongst patients with HP is higher than 20%. There are no reliable data from Europe so far. According to the investigators previous analysis, more than 400 HP patients have participated in pulmonary rehabilitation at least once in the past 10 years at Klinikum Bad Gleichenberg (Rehabilitation Center for Agricultural Workers in Austria). This collective of patients is to be invited to participate in the study. A diagnostic algorithm will be applied in the clinical trial, in the case of clinical suspicion the diagnosis of PH will be confirmed by right heart catheterization. Besides the determination of the prevalence of PH in patients with HP the investigators aim to assess the reliability of non-invasive methods (e.g. Echocardiography, ECG...) to predict PH.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTRight heart catheterization (in case of suspected PH)
Sponsors
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research
Medical University of Graz
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with confirmed Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis * written consent * Age: 18-90 years
Exclusion criteria
* severe impairment of the general health condition * pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension | 4 year |
Outcome results
None listed