SAPHIRE: Stress and Pulmonary Hypertension in Rheumatoid Evaluation-A Prevalence Study.

This study explored the prevalence of PAH in a population of unselected individuals with RA, using exercise echocardiography (EchoCG). The high prevalence of EchoCG-derived elevation of PAP (EDEPP) in this population (14%) suggests that, like other autoimmune conditions, RA may be a risk factor for PAH. Patients with RA may therefore represent another population for whom PAH screening with noninvasive tools such as EchoCG may be justified. PMID: 27200094 [PubMed]
Source: International Journal of Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Int J Rheumatol Source Type: research