For scleroderma, algorithm helps better screen for fatal complication

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A portion of people with the scleroderma develop pulmonary arterial hypertension, which can cause the heart to weaken and fail. Current screening methods may miss one in three patients with this sometimes fatal complication. But one computer algorithm, according to this study, will significantly improve the accuracy and help physicians treat it earlier.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news