Native myocardial T1 and right ventricular size by CMR predict outcome in systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary hypertension.

Daniel S KnightRuta VirsinskaiteNina KariaAlice R ColeRory H MacleanJames T BrownRishi K PatelYousuf RazviLucia VenneriTushar KotechaAna Martinez-NaharroPeter KellmanAnn M Scott-RussellBenjamin E SchreiberVoon H OngChristopher P DentonMarianna FontanaJ Gerry CoghlanVivek Muthurangu

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2024)

We identified prognostically relevant CMR metrics and thresholds for patients with SSc-PH. Assessing myocardial tissue characterisation alongside RV function confers added value in SSc-PH and may represent an additional treatment target.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease
pulmonary hypertension
left ventricular
mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary arterial hypertension
rheumatoid arthritis
replacement therapy