2014
Pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease within PHAROS: impact of extent of fibrosis and pulmonary physiology on cardiac haemodynamic parameters.
Fischer A, Swigris J, Bolster M, Chung L, Csuka M, Domsic R, Frech T, Hinchcliff M, Hsu V, Hummers L, Gomberg-Maitland M, Mathai S, Simms R, Steen V. Pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease within PHAROS: impact of extent of fibrosis and pulmonary physiology on cardiac haemodynamic parameters. Clinical And Experimental Rheumatology 2014, 32: s-109-14. PMID: 25372796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeverity of ILDHaemodynamic parametersNew York Heart Association functional class IIFunctional class IILeft heart diseasePulmonary vascular diseasePulmonary function testingInterstitial lung diseaseImpact of extentMajority of subjectsHRCT evidenceILD extentILD severityPH-ILDSSc-ILDPulmonary hypertensionBaseline characteristicsHaemodynamic profileCutaneous SScHRCT scansFunction testingLung diseaseVascular diseaseHeart diseasePulmonary physiology
2012
Baseline characteristics and follow-up in patients with normal haemodynamics versus borderline mean pulmonary arterial pressure in systemic sclerosis: results from the PHAROS registry
Bae S, Saggar R, Bolster MB, Chung L, Csuka ME, Derk C, Domsic R, Fischer A, Frech T, Goldberg A, Hinchcliff M, Hsu V, Hummers L, Schiopu E, Mayes MD, McLaughlin V, Molitor J, Naz N, Furst DE, Maranian P, Steen V, Khanna D. Baseline characteristics and follow-up in patients with normal haemodynamics versus borderline mean pulmonary arterial pressure in systemic sclerosis: results from the PHAROS registry. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2012, 71: 1335. PMID: 22307943, PMCID: PMC3398226, DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight heart catheterisationPulmonary hypertensionSystemic sclerosisHigh-resolution CTNormal haemodynamicsBaseline characteristicsBorderline mean pulmonary arterial pressureHigh pulmonary vascular resistanceMean pulmonary arterial pressureRight ventricular systolic pressureAbnormal lung physiologyBaseline clinical characteristicsMean pulmonary pressureProspective longitudinal cohortPulmonary vascular resistancePulmonary arterial pressurePulmonary function testsRestrictive lung diseaseVentricular systolic pressureLong-term outcomesElevated mPAPHeart catheterisationVascular resistanceBaseline demographicsClinical characteristics
2011
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