Association between clinical, serological, functional and radiological findings and ventilatory distribution heterogeneity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Elizabeth Jauhar Cardoso BessaFelipe de Miranda Carbonieri RibeiroRosana Souza RodriguesClaudia Henrique da CostaRogério RufinoGeraldo da Rocha Castelar PinheiroAgnaldo Jose LopesPublished in: PloS one (2023)
In patients with RA, FVC, extent of lung involvement and age, all of which are easily obtained variables in clinical practice, identify poorly distributed ventilation. In addition, the presence of respiratory symptoms and deteriorated physical function are closely related to the distribution of ventilation in these patients.