[PH score--a new scoring system for pulmonary hypertension with chronic lung disease].
Pulmonary hypertension is the most serious complication with the infants of chronic lung disease and pulmonary hypertension. There were no evaluating methods available for outpatients. We've made the scoring system from seven parameters of echocardiography which consist of RSTI, AT/ET, LV (S/L), RVaw (d), RVaw (s), P/A, T/M. The points of total PH score are correlated with estimated pulmonary arterial pressure from the maximum velocity of tricuspid regurgitation. The infants of points less than 2 are considered no PH, points 2 to 4 are mild PH, points 5 to 8 are moderate PH, points more than 8 are severe hypertension. The system has revealed useful for management of patients with home oxygen therapy.
Kawataki
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Kanagawa Children's Medical Center.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy