Pericardial Abnormalities Predict the Presence of Echocardiographically Defined Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease<xref rid="AFF1"><sup>*</sup></xref>

services can be found online on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and ISSN:0012-3692 ) http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/site/misc/reprints.xhtml Objectives: To determine the prevalence and significance of pericardial abnormalities in systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related interstitial lung disease (ILD). Methods: Retrospective study of 41 subjects with SSc-related ILD who underwent evaluation including thoracic high-resolution CT (HRCT) imaging, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), and pulmonary function testing. HRCT review evaluated the pericardium for the presence of pericardial effusion (PEf), thickness of the anterior pericardial recess (APR) [abnormal defined as > 10 mm], and pericardial thickening as calculated by total pericardial score (TPS) [abnormal defined as > 8 mm]. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was defined as a pulmonary artery pressure > 35 mm Hg estimated by TTE.

Pericardial Abnormalities Predict the Presence of Echocardiographically Defined Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease* (original) (raw)

Pericardial Abnormalities Predict the Presence of Echocardiographically Defined Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease^* (original) (raw)