THE PREVALENCE AND FEATURES OF ULTRASOUND PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
Background. Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are an important cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which leads to worsening of prognosis especially in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis. However, studies on the prevalence of PAH in SLE scarce; our aim...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Romanian Association of Balneology, Editura Balneara
2015-02-01
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Series: | Balneo Research Journal |
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Online Access: | http://bioclima.ro/Balneo85.pdf |