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. 2014 Jul;3(2):119-21.

Pulmonary artery pressure in patients with markedly deviated septum candidate for septorhinoplasty

Seyed Esmail Hassanpour  1 , Seyed Mehdi Moosavizadeh  1 , Mohsen Fadaei Araghi  1 , Bahram Eshraghi  2
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Pulmonary artery pressure in patients with markedly deviated septum candidate for septorhinoplasty

Seyed Esmail Hassanpour et al. World J Plast Surg. 2014 Jul.

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.

Conclusion: Markedly deviated septum had improper effects in cardiovascular system due to increase in MPAP.

Keywords: Deviation; Nasal septum; Pulmonary artery pressure; Septorhinoplasty.

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