Pulmonary Hypertension Assessment and Recognition of Outcomes in Scleroderma (PHAROS): Baseline Characteristics and Description of Study Population
Hinchcliff M, Fischer A, Schiopu E, Steen VD. Pulmonary Hypertension Assessment and Recognition of Outcomes in Scleroderma (PHAROS): Baseline Characteristics and Description of Study Population. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2011, 38: 2172-2179. PMID: 21844142, PMCID: PMC3230328, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.101243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionIncident pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary hypertensionSystemic sclerosisHigh riskBaseline characteristicsDevelopment of PAHEstimated right ventricular systolic pressureIncident pulmonary arterial hypertensionLeft-side heart diseaseRight ventricular systolic pressureCarbon monoxide diffusing capacityPAH-specific therapyPulmonary Hypertension AssessmentRight heart catheterizationPulmonary venous hypertensionVentricular systolic pressureHigh-risk subjectsInterstitial lung diseaseRecognition of OutcomesSSc-PAHArterial hypertensionHeart catheterizationVenous hypertensionSSc patients