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Pulmonary hypertension in collagen vascular disease
H I Palevsky1, I Gurughagavatula
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia 19104-2699, USA.
Abstract:
Pulmonary hypertension associated with collagen vascular disease often eludes diagnosis, sometimes causing considerable morbidity or even death before being identified. This review details its characteristic clinical features, appropriate diagnostic and treatment approaches, and expected outcomes.