ABNORMALITIES of respiratory function have been observed in scleroderma. 1–5 However, little attention has been paid to the study of the pulmonary function of patients with systemic lupus ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and is characterized by chronic inflammation in both the pulmonary compartment and the rest of ...

Patients diagnosed with systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary hypertension in the last 10 years had better survival than those diagnosed prior, according to results published in American Journal of ...

MANCHESTER, England — Use of immunosuppressive drugs within 5 years of the onset of systemic sclerosis (SSc) did not lower patients’ risk for developing pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH ...

Credit: Shutterstock. Researchers studied the changes of pulmonary artery systolic pressure among patients with interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis receiving rituximab ...

Panelists discuss how pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis requires comprehensive evaluation including right heart catheterization to confirm hemodynamic criteria, with normal mean PA ...