Prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients attending tertiary care centre Ernakulam

Jilse George; Niranjan A. V.; Tara B. Nair; Minhaj .

doi:10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20220416

Authors

Jilse George Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Niranjan A. V. Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Tara B. Nair Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Minhaj . Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20220416

Keywords:

COPD, mPAP, PAH, Tricuspid valve regurgitant velocity

Abstract

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an irreversible bronchial inflammation of lung airways and parenchyma. Various factors play an important role in occurrence and severity of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a common in severe COPD. The objective of the study is to know the proportion of PAH in patients with severe COPD and to find the association between various factors.

Methods: 180 cases of severe COPD patients admitted in Government Medical College Ernakulum from January 2019-December 2019, were enrolled into this cross-sectional descriptive study. Subject’s history, clinical examination, anthropometric measurements, vitals, Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) analysis were done.

Results: Among 180 subjects, 148 (82.22%) had mild PAH, 22 (12.22%) subjects had moderate PAH and 10 (5.56%) had severe PAH. Use of accessory muscle was the most elicited sign in the study with 174 (96.67%). 170 (94.44%) had cough and 169 (93.89%) had breathlessness which were the most reported symptoms. Demographic variables and clinical features had no significant mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) association. Grade 3 PAH groups were elder than others, which was statistically significant (p<0.047). FEV1, Oxygen Saturation and ejection fraction were lowest in grade 3 PAH subjects. Respiratory rate, hemoglobin, PCV, tricuspid velocity, PaCO2 were highest in grade 3 PAH subjects being statistically significant (p<0.0001).

Conclusions: In our study, majority of severe COPD patients had mild PAH. There was an independent correlation between respiratory rate, hemoglobin, PCV, tricuspid regurgitant velocity and PaCO2 with severity of PAH.

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