N-terminal pro–brain natriuretic peptide as a diagnostic marker of early pulmonary artery hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis and effects of calcium-channel blockers

High N-terminal pro–brain natriuretic pe

High N-terminal pro–brain natriuretic peptide levels and low diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide as independent predictors of the occurrence of precapillary pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis

✍ Y. Allanore; D. Borderie; J. Avouac; D. Zerkak; C. Meune; E. Hachulla; L. Moutho 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 92 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract ## Objective To evaluate predictors of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in a prospective cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). ## Methods Routine clinical assessments as well as measurements of the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide/alveolar volume (DLCO/VA) rati