Imaging Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis
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Imaging Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis
Interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension (PH) are the most common cardiopulmonary findings in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). About two thirds of patients suffering from SSc develop scleroderma interstitial lung disease. PH is present in about 20% of SSc patients and is typically associated with severe lung disease, although it may be an isolated manifestation of SSc. High-r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Rheumatology Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1523-3774,1534-6307
DOI: 10.1007/s11926-010-0095-0