Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Moderate to Severe Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Tjasa Kamenski-Rathmanner, Adrienn Tornyos, Luka Brcic, Emina Talakic, Helmut Prosch, Izidor Kern, Holger Flick, Grazyna Kwapiszewska, Alberto Benazzo, Horst Olschewski, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Philipp Douschan, Vasile Foris, Teresa John, Martin Trinker, Katarina Zeder, Gabor Kovacs · 2026
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Kamenski-Rathmanner and colleagues report a 2026 study of pulmonary hypertension, high pressure in the lung arteries, in people with hypersensitivity pneumonitis, a lung disease triggered by inhaled allergens. The team studied two groups: patients with severe lung scarring awaiting transplant, and patients with mild disease at a rehabilitation program, who were screened on purpose. Ultrasound and catheter pressure checks tested for it.
In the severe group, ultrasound pressures ran high, and half of those measured crossed the line for likely pulmonary hypertension. In the mild group, screening confirmed the condition in only about one in twenty patients, and every confirmed case had another plausible cause. In advanced disease the pressure deserves close attention; in mild disease, a positive screen should prompt a search for other causes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tjasa Kamenski-Rathmanner, Adrienn Tornyos, Luka Brcic, Emina Talakic, Helmut Prosch, Izidor Kern, Holger Flick, Grazyna Kwapiszewska, Alberto Benazzo, Horst Olschewski, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Philipp Douschan, Vasile Foris, Teresa John, Martin Trinker, Katarina Zeder, Gabor Kovacs |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |