Esophageal dilatation and interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis: A cross-sectional study
Richardson C, Agrawal R, Lee J, Almagor O, Nelson R, Varga J, Cuttica MJ, Dematte J, Chang RW, Hinchcliff ME. Esophageal dilatation and interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis: A cross-sectional study. Seminars In Arthritis And Rheumatism 2016, 46: 109-114. PMID: 27033049, PMCID: PMC5500283, DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2016.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiographic interstitial lung diseaseSSc interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseSystemic sclerosisCross-sectional studyEsophageal diameterEsophageal dilatationLung diseaseProgression of ILDSSc disease subtypesPulmonary function testsRodnan skin scoreErythrocyte sedimentation rateSecondary outcome variablesBody mass indexGround-glass opacitiesProton pump inhibitorsLow lung volumesSemi-quantitative scoreRegistry patientsDisease durationLow DLCOSkin scoreMedication useSerum autoantibodies