Influence of Age on Pulmonary Vascular Function in Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Controlled Study

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) that warrants early detection. Although resting echocardiography is recommended for screening, exercise echocardiography (EEcho) may detect an abnormal increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAPm). In addition, multipoint relationship between PAPm and cardiac output (P/Q), a more physiological approach, can be generated during EEcho. Our objective was to analyze the P/Q relationship in SSc patients compared with matched controls.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research