title: Pulmonary artery pressure in patients with markedly deviated septum candidate for septorhinoplasty.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The nasal septal deviation (NSD) is one of the major causes of nasal obstruction. This condition increases upper airway resistance. In This study we evaluated the mean pulmonary artery pressure (MPAP) in patients with markedly deviated septum.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty two patients with NSD (Age range: 26-45 years, 34 men and 28 women) were included in the study. Mean pulmonary artery pressure was measured in preoperative period by Doppler echocardiography with the assistance of an expert cardiologist.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean preoperative MPAP value (22.5 mmHg in men and 20.03 mmHg in women) of the patients in this study was higher than normal population (20 mmHg). The MPAP of nine patients (14.5%) was greater than 25 mmHg. This value was significantly higher than values for normal population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Markedly deviated septum had improper effects in cardiovascular system due to increase in MPAP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
authors.forename: Seyed Esmail
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hassanpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
authors.forename: Seyed Mehdi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Moosavizadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fadaei Araghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eshraghi
keywords: Deviation; Nasal septum; Pulmonary artery pressure; Septorhinoplasty