Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema in Scleroderma‐Related Lung Disease Has a Major Confounding Effect on Lung Physiology and Screening for Pulmonary Hypertension

ConclusionAmong patients with SSc‐related ILD, emphysema is sporadically present in nonsmokers and is associated with a low pack‐year history in smokers. The confounding effect of CPFE on measures of gas exchange has major implications for the construction of screening algorithms for PH in patients with SSc‐related ILD.

Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Authors: K. M. Antoniou, G. A. Margaritopoulos, N. S. Goh, K. Karagiannis, S. R. Desai, A. G. Nicholson, N. M. Siafakas, J. G. Coghlan, C. P. Denton, D. M. Hansell, A. U. Wells Tags: Systemic Sclerosis Source Type: research