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Pulmonary arterial hypertension in connective tissue diseases.
Heart failure clinics - 1 Jul 2012
Mathai Stephen C, Hassoun Paul M
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) may complicate diverse connective tissue diseases (CTDs). Approximately 10% of patients with systemic sclerosis develop PAH, the prevalence being much lower in other CTDs. However, PAH is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality in all forms of CTD. Despite similarities in presentation, hemodynamic perturbations, and pathogenesis, patients with CTD-associated PAH...
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