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Haemodynamic phenotypes and survival in patients with systemic sclerosis: the impact of the new definition of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Mar 2020
Xanthouli Panagiota, Jordan Suzana, Milde Nicklas, Marra Alberto, Blank Norbert, Egenlauf Benjamin, Gorenflo Matthias, Harutyunova Satenik, Lorenz Hanns-Martin, Nagel Christian, Theobald Vivienne, Lichtblau Mona, Berlier Charlotte, Ulrich Silvia, Grünig Ekkehard, Benjamin Nicola, Distler Oliver
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BACKGROUND: In this study, we investigated the impact of the new haemodynamic definition of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as proposed by the 6th PH World Symposium on phenotypes and survival in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS: In SSc patients who were prospectively and consecutively screened for PAH including right heart catheterisation in Heidelberg or Zurich, haemodynamic and clinical...
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