Clinical characteristics associated with small airways disease in systemic sclerosis.

Sanskriti VarmaJae Hee YunJohn S KimAnna J PodolanczukNina M PatelElana J Bernstein

Published in: Journal of scleroderma and related disorders (2022)

Small airways disease is prevalent among systemic sclerosis patients; those with pulmonary hypertension or gastroesophageal reflux disease may have a higher risk of small airways disease.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease
cystic fibrosis
pulmonary hypertension
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
gastroesophageal reflux disease
rheumatoid arthritis
pulmonary arterial hypertension
pulmonary artery
coronary artery
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
patient reported outcomes