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Haemodynamic phenotypes and survival in patients with systemic sclerosis: the impact of the new definition of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Panagiota XanthouliSuzana JordanNicklas MildeAlberto MarraNorbert BlankBenjamin EgenlaufMatthias GorenfloSatenik HarutyunovaHanns-Martin LorenzChristian NagelVivienne TheobaldMona LichtblauCharlotte BerlierSilvia UlrichEkkehard GrünigNicola BenjaminOliver Distler
Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2019)
The data of this study show that a PVR threshold ≥3 WU is too high to enable an early diagnosis of PAH. A PVR threshold ≥2 WU was already associated with pulmonary vascular disease, significantly reduced survival and would be more appropriate in SSc patients with mild PAH.
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