THE PREVALENCE AND FEATURES OF ULTRASOUND PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

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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Main Authors: Guşetu Gabriel, Petcu Ana, Rinzis Mirela, Matuz Roxana, Mureşan Lucian, Cismaru Gabriel, Roşu Radu, Irsay Laszlo, Dogaru Gabriela, Pop Dana, Zdrenghea Dumitru, Rednic Simona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romanian Association of Balneology, Editura Balneara 2015-02-01
Series:Balneo Research Journal
Subjects:
systemic lupus erythematosus
pulmonary arterial hypertension
antiphospholipid syndrome
echocardiography
Online Access:http://bioclima.ro/Balneo85.pdf

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