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Imaging Features of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Published on: June 16, 2020
[Pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic scleroderma with CREST-syndrome and without it]
Aim:
To study incidence rate and characteristics of pulmonary hypertension development in patients with systemic sclerosis (SS).
Material And Methods:
The study included 31 SS patients (30 females, 1 male, age 33-75 years, mean age 47.7 +/- 1.7 years).
Results:
Pulmonary hypertension occurred more frequently in SS patients with CREST-syndrome than in SS patients free of this syndrome. SS patients with CREST-syndrome had also more severe ventricular hypertrophy than ventricular dilation.
Conclusion:
Echocardiography proved to be a highly informative method for detection of pulmonary hypertension in patients with SS. The necessity of hemodynamical study in SS patients is emphasized.
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