Limitations of the findings regarding the relationship between N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary arterial hypertension: Comment on the article by Allanore et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2215-2216

  Dimitroulas, Theodoras ^a   Giannakoulas, Georgios ^a   Karvounis, Haralambos ^a   Settas, Loukas ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LETTER; LUNG FIBROSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; WALKING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 47249137798     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23588     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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2. Dimitroulas T, Giannakoulas G, Karvounis H, Koliakos G, Sfetsios T, Dimitrouia H, et al. N-Terminal probrain natriuretic peptide as a biochemical marker in the evaluation of bosentan treatment in systemic-sclerosis-related pulmonary arterial hypertension. Clin Rheumatol 2008;27:655-8.
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4. Dimitroulas T, Giannakoulas G, Karvounis H, Sfetsios T, Koliakos G, Parcharidis G, et al. Neurohormonal activation in patients with systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary arterial hypertension. Int J Cardiol 2007;121:135-7.