Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Moazedi-Fuerst, FC; Kielhauser, SM; Scheidl, S; Tripolt, NJ; Lutfi, A; Yazdani-Biuki, B; Dejaco, C; Graninger, WB.
Ultrasound screening for interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2014; 32(2):199-203
Web of Science
PubMed
- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Moazedi-Fürst Florentine
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Dejaco Christian
- Graninger Winfried
- Kielhauser Sonja
- Lutfi Andre
- Scheidl Stefan
- Tripolt Norbert
- Yazdani-Biuki Babak
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- Abstract:
- As interstitial lung disease (ILD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is associated with increased mortality due to loss of diffusion capacity and pulmonary hypertension, regular screening for structural abnormalities of the lung is advised. In addition to standard radiological examination with computed x-ray tomography, ultrasound of the lung could allow non-invasive and radiation-free structural monitoring of the lung. The objective of this study was to test the frequency of abnormalities in lung sonography in patients with RA who did not have clinical signs or symptoms of lung disease. In a prospective study of 64 consecutive patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 40 healthy volunteers, we screened the pleura and the pulmonary parenchyma for sonographic abnormalities. All RA patients underwent high resolution computer tomography of the lung. 28% of RA patients showed pleural nodules or B-line phenomena. In these patients, CT scans showed signs of incipient interstitial lung disease. Lung sonography showed sporadic abnormalities in 7% of the healthy controls. Transthoracic ultrasound of the lung is an inexpensive and safe tool to screen patients with RA for incipient pulmonary structural changes.
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- Aged -
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications
- Asymptomatic Diseases - epidemiology
- Asymptomatic Diseases - epidemiology
- Comparative Effectiveness Research -
- Female -
- Humans -
- Lung - pathology
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnosis
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial - epidemiology
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial - physiopathology
- Male -
- Mass Screening - methods
- Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data
- Middle Aged -
- Pleura - pathology
- Prevalence -
- Prospective Studies -
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
- Ultrasonography - methods
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- interstitial lung disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- ultrasound