Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease is highly prevalent in scleroderma patients undergoing lung transplantation

There is an unexpectedly high incidence of PVOD in patients with SSc-PH-ILD. Presence of PVOD may be an unrecognised contributor to the dismal prognosis of these patients. Early transplant referral should be considered for those with SSc-PH-ILD. http://ow.ly/vPvc30neJZV

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gupta, Shikha, Gupta, Aman, Rehman, Sofiya, Ocak, Iclal, Domsic, Robyn T., Schneider, Frank, George, M. Patricia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2019
Materias:
Original Research Letters
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6368993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30775371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00168-2018
Descripción
Sumario:There is an unexpectedly high incidence of PVOD in patients with SSc-PH-ILD. Presence of PVOD may be an unrecognised contributor to the dismal prognosis of these patients. Early transplant referral should be considered for those with SSc-PH-ILD. http://ow.ly/vPvc30neJZV

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