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Assessment of endothelial dysfunction in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis /

Noha Hassan Okasha

Assessment of endothelial dysfunction in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis / تقييم الاختلال الوظيفى فى الغشاء المبطن للأوعية الدموية فى مرض التليف الرئوي غير معلوم السبب Noha Hassan Okasha ; Supervised Mostafa Ibrahim Elshazly , Hossam Hosny Masoad , Abir Zakaria Mohamed - Cairo : Noha Hassan Okasha , 2012 - 157 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis

IPF is defined as a specific form of chronic fibrosing interstitial pneurmonia limited to the lung, with the histopathology of UIP on surgical lung biopsy. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is frequently seen in patients with IPF and is commonly include endothelial proliferation and medial hypertrophy that exceed those expected in the setting of hypoxia



Brachial artery flow mediated dilatation Estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure IPF