Incidence and survival impact of pulmonary arterial hypertension among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a nationwide cohort study

Incidence and survival impact of pulmonary arterial hypertension among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a nationwide cohort study

Abstract Background No population-based study has investigated the cumulative incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or the survival impact of PAH in this population. Method We used a nationwide database in Taiwan and en...

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Main Authors: Hung-An Chen, Tsai-Ching Hsu, Su-Ching Yang, Chia-Tse Weng, Chun-Hsin Wu, Chien-Yao Sun, Chun-Yu Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Incidence
Prognosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-019-1868-0

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