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Membrane diffusion- and capillary blood volume measurements are not useful as screening tools for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: a case control study.

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Prevalence and outcome in systemic sclerosis associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: application of a registry approach.

Mukerjee D, St George D, Coleiro B, Knight C, Denton CP, Davar J, Black CM, Coghlan JG.

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[Change of pulmonary diffusing capacity, membrane diffusing capacity and pulmonary capillary blood volume in patients with COPD and connective tissue disease at rest and post-exercise]

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Nailfold capillary abnormality and pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis.

Ohtsuka T, Hasegawa A, Nakano A, Yamakage A, Yamaguchi M, Miyachi Y.

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Nailfold capillary density is associated with the presence and severity of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis.

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High N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels and low diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide as independent predictors of the occurrence of precapillary pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis.

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Pericardial abnormalities predict the presence of echocardiographically defined pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease.

Fischer A, Misumi S, Curran-Everett D, Meehan RT, Ulrich SK, Swigris JJ, Frankel SK, Cosgrove GP, Lynch DA, Brown KK.

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Role of N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide (N-TproBNP) in scleroderma-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Williams MH, Handler CE, Akram R, Smith CJ, Das C, Smee J, Nair D, Denton CP, Black CM, Coghlan JG.

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Echocardiography and pulmonary function as screening tests for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis.

Mukerjee D, St George D, Knight C, Davar J, Wells AU, Du Bois RM, Black CM, Coghlan JG.

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Is pulmonary arterial hypertension really a late complication of systemic sclerosis?

Hachulla E, Launay D, Mouthon L, Sitbon O, Berezne A, Guillevin L, Hatron PY, Simonneau G, Clerson P, Humbert M; French PAH-SSc Network.

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension in Thai patients with systemic sclerosis.

Wangkaew S, Kasitanon N, Phrommintikul A, Sukitawut W, Wichainun R, Louthrenoo W.

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Potential biomarkers for detecting pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis.

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Risk factors associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension in Colombian patients with systemic sclerosis: review of the literature.

Coral-Alvarado P, Rojas-Villarraga A, Latorre MC, Mantilla RD, Restrepo JF, Pardo AL, Chalem P, Rondón F, Jáuregui E, Rueda JC, Cañas C, Hincapie ME, Pineda-Tamayo R, Alvarez F, Iglesias-Gamarra A, Diaz FJ, Anaya JM.

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Determinants of pulmonary arterial hypertension in scleroderma.

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Right ventricular contractility in systemic sclerosis-associated and idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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Alteration of the alveolar-capillary membrane diffusing capacity in chronic left heart disease.

Assayag P, Benamer H, Aubry P, de Picciotto C, Brochet E, Besse S, Camus F.

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HRCT and scleroderma: semiquantitative evaluation of lung damage and functional abnormalities.

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Lack of correlation of the health assessment questionnaire disability index with lung parameters in systemic sclerosis associated pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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Decreased nitric oxide in the exhaled air of patients with systemic sclerosis with pulmonary hypertension.

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