Identifying early pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-shortening complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) with a life-time prevalence of approximately 10% [1, 2]. It is currently defined by the presence of a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) ≥25 mmHg with a pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) ≤...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The European respiratory journal 2018-04, Vol.51 (4), p.1800495-1800495
Hauptverfasser:	Condliffe, Robin, Kovacs, Gabor
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biomarkers Blood pressure Carbon monoxide Coronary artery disease Diffusion coefficient Echocardiography Health risk assessment Heart diseases Hypertension Lung diseases Patients Pulmonary hypertension Scleroderma Systemic sclerosis Thromboembolism
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