SAT0342 Transthoracic echocardiography to quantify pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with systemic sclerosis
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DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.2081
Abstract: Background One of the major causes of systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related death is pulmonary arterial hypertension, which develops in 12–15% of patients with SSc and accounts for 30–40% of deaths. Consequently, monitoring of pulmonary arterial pressure… read more here.
Keywords: patients ssc; pulmonary vascular; abbas formula; systemic sclerosis ... See more keywords