Biology and Medicine

Pulmonology Ward, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

Biography

Dr. Saira Jafri is a professor at the department of Pulmonology Ward, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan. she contributed many research works towards science.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Post Pulmonary Tuberculosis: The Right Heart Story
  Author(s): Saira Jafri, Nadia Jawad*, Naseem Ahmed, Nausheen Saifullah and Intisar Ahmad Siddiqui
  
  Background: We frequently come across patients whose debility had worsened even after completing pulmonary tuberculosis treatment. Data on the aftermath of tuberculosis from all over the world is insufficient. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done retrospectively at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan. All the patients above 15 years of age who were correctly diagnosed and treated for pulmonary TB were taken from the last one year ’ s hospital files. Pulmonary artery systolic pressure was measured through trans-thoracic echocardiography. Results: 88.9% patients had pulmonary hypertension of varying degrees; most of which fell in the mild and moderate category (44% and 42% respectively). Mean pulmonary artery pressure was 58.83 ± 18.45 mmHg. The estimated mean ± SD time of hospi.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/0974-8369.20.12.466

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