2021
Esophageal Dilation and Other Clinical Factors Associated With Pulmonary Function Decline in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
Showalter K, Hoffmann A, Richardson C, Aaby D, Lee J, Dematte J, Agrawal R, Savas H, Wu X, Chang RW, Hinchcliff M. Esophageal Dilation and Other Clinical Factors Associated With Pulmonary Function Decline in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2021, 48: 1830-1838. PMID: 34266985, PMCID: PMC8985598, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.210533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiographic interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseasePulmonary function testsSystemic sclerosisEsophageal dilationPulmonary function declineFVC declineClinical factorsEsophageal diameterFunction declineScl-70 positivitySSc-ILD patientsSubanalysis of patientsScl-70Function testsPrognostic implicationsVital capacityLung diseaseStudy criteriaI autoantibodiesRisk factorsPFT declineDiffusion capacityPatientsLinear mixed effects models
2016
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