Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a multicentre cohort study from China.
Jieying WangMeng Tao LiQian WangXiao ZhangJunyan QianJiuliang ZhaoDong XuZhuang TianWei WeiXiaoxia ZuoMiaojia ZhangPing ZhuShuang YeWei ZhangYi ZhengWufang QiYang LiZhuoli ZhangFeng DingJieruo GuYi LiuYanhong WangYan ZhaoXiaofeng ZengPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2020)
The routine screening of PAH is suggested in pSS patients with early onset and positivity for anti-SSB or anti-U1RNP antibodies. Patient prognosis might be improved by improving reserved cardiopulmonary function, by achieving a damage-free state and especially by achieving low-risk category, which supports the treat-to-target strategy for pSS-PAH.