Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to lupus in the emergency department: proactive intense care associated with a better short-term survival

Objective Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and could be an acute critical condition presenting to the emergency department (ED). Our previous retrospective study revealed that the ED‐related mortality of such patients was over 50%....

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of rheumatic diseases 2015-03, Vol.18 (3), p.331-335
Hauptverfasser:	Chen, Yi, Guo, Li, Li, Yuzhen, Chen, Guang-Liang, Chen, Xiao-Xiang, Ye, Shuang
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Case-Control Studies Critical Care Drug Therapy, Combination Education, Medical, Continuing Emergency Service, Hospital Female Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis Hypertension, Pulmonary - drug therapy Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology Hypertension, Pulmonary - mortality Inservice Training Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnosis Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - mortality Male PAH-targeted combination therapy Prospective Studies pulmonary arterial hypertension Severity of Illness Index Survival Analysis systemic lupus erythematosus Time Factors Treatment Outcome Triage
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