Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases: A review focusing on distinctive clinical aspects

Masaru Kato, Tatsuya Atsumi*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Recent studies have clarified that pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD-PAH) has some distinctive clinical aspects from other PAH, such as high prevalence, venous and cardiac involvement, less favourable outcome, helpfulness of detection algorithm, response to immunosuppression, pre-PAH conditions in borderline pulmonary arterial pressure and coexistence of interstitial lung disease. In this review, by focusing on these distinctive aspects, we discuss how to provide an efficacious and safe management of CTD-PAH and garner attention to areas where further evidence is desired.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere12876
JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Investigation
Volume48
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018/02

Keywords

  • connective tissue diseases
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • systemic lupus erythematosus
  • systemic sclerosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Clinical Biochemistry

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