TY - JOUR T1 - Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Patients with Markedly Deviated Septum Candidate for Septorhinoplasty TT - JF - World-J-Plast-Surg JO - World-J-Plast-Surg VL - 3 IS - 2 UR - http://wjps.ir/article-1-108-en.html Y1 - 2014 SP - 119 EP - 121 KW - Nasal septum KW - Deviation KW - Septorhinoplasty KW - Pulmonary artery pressure N2 - 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. M3 ER -