JOAO MARCOS SALGE
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Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/09 - Laboratório de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/09 - Laboratório de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Mechanisms of Exercise Limitation and Prevalence of Pulmonary Hypertension in Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis(2020) HEIDEN, Glaucia Itamaro; SOBRAL, Juliana Barbosa; FREITAS, Carolina Salim Goncalves; ALBUQUERQUE, Andre Luis Pereira de; SALGE, Joao Marcos; KAIRALLA, Ronaldo Adib; FERNANDES, Caio Julio Cesar dos Santos; CARVALHO, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro; SOUZA, Rogerio; BALDI, Bruno GuedesBACKGROUND: Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) determines reduced exercise capacity. The speculated mechanisms of exercise impairment in PLCH are ventilatory and cardiocirculatory limitations, including pulmonary hypertension (PH). RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the mechanisms of exercise limitation, the exercise capacity , and the prevalence of dynamic hyperinflation (DH) and PH in PLCH? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, patients with PLCH underwent an incremental treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise test with an evaluation of DH, pulmonary function tests, and transthoracic echocardiography. Those patients with lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (D-LCO) < 40% predicted and/or transthoracic echocardiogram with tricuspid regurgitation velocity > 2.5 m/s and/or with indirect PH signs underwent right heart catheterization. RESULTS: Thirty-five patients were included (68% women; mean age, 47 +/- 11 years). Ventilatory and cardiocirculatory limitations, impairment suggestive of PH, and impaired gas exchange occurred in 88%, 67%, 29%, and 88% of patients, respectively. The limitation was multifactorial in 71%, exercise capacity was reduced in 71%, and DH occurred in 68% of patients. FEV1 and D-LCO were 64 +/- 22% predicted and 56 +/- 21% predicted. Reduction in D-LCO, an obstructive pattern, and air trapping occurred in 80%, 77%, and 37% of patients. FEV1 and D-LCO were good predictors of exercise capacity. The prevalence of PH was 41%, predominantly with a precapillary pattern, and mean pulmonary artery pressure correlated best with FEV1 and tricuspid regurgitation velocity. INTERPRETATION: PH is frequent and exercise impairment is common and multifactorial in PLCH. The most prevalent mechanisms are ventilatory, cardiocirculatory, and suggestive of PH limitations.
- Improvements in the 6-Min Walk Test and Spirometry Following Thoracentesis for Symptomatic Pleural Effusions(2011) CARTAXO, Ana Maria; VARGAS, Francisco S.; SALGE, Joao Marcos; MARCONDES, Bianca F.; GENOFRE, Eduardo H.; ANTONANGELO, Leila; MARCHI, Evaldo; TEIXEIRA, Lisete R.Background: Impairment in pulmonary capacity due to pleural effusion compromises daily activity. Removal of fluid improves symptoms, but the impact, especially on exercise capacity, has not been determined. Methods: Twenty-five patients with unilateral pleural effusion documented by chest radiograph were included. The 6-min walk test, Borg modified dyspnea score, FVC, and FEV, were analyzed before and 48 h after the removal of large pleural effusions. Results: The mean fluid removed was 1,564 +/- 695 mL. After the procedure, values of FVC, FEV and 6-min walk distance increased (P<.001), whereas dyspnea decreased (P<.001). Statistical correlations (P<.001) between 6-min walk distance and FVC (r=0.725) and between 6-min walk distance and FEV, (r=0.661) were observed. Correlations also were observed between the deltas (prethoracentesis X postthoracentesis) of the 6-min walk test and the percentage of FVC (r=0.450) and of FEV, (r=0.472) divided by the volume of fluid removed (P<.05). Conclusion: In addition to the improvement in lung function after thoracentesis, the benefits of fluid removal are more evident in situations of exertion, allowing better readaptation of patients to routine activities. CHEST 2011; 139(6):1424-1429