Clinical Retrospective Analysis of Interstitial Lung Disease Patients Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension.

BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension is a common complication of interstitial lung disease. This study was conducted to retrospectively analyze the incidence of pulmonary hypertension among interstitial lung disease patients and the correlation between systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PASP) and pulmonary functions. We also intended to investigate whether antinuclear antibody (ANA) could be an effective indicator of pulmonary hypertension.

[Airway remodeling assessed by high-resolution computed tomography in patients with asthma: relationship to biological markers in induced sputum].

Objective: To explore the significance of assessing asthma control by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and biological markers in induced sputum.

Methods: Forty-eight patients with asthma (asthma group) and 10 healthy subjects (control group) were retrospectively analyzed. The asthma patients were divided into 4 groups based on severity: 6 with near-fatal attacks, 12 with severe, 14 with moderate and 16 with mild asthma.