Predictors of pulmonary hypertension on high-resolution computed tomography of the chest in systemic sclerosis: A retrospective analysis

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 291-296

  Pandey, Anoop Kumar ^a   Wilcox, Pearce ^a   Mayo, John R ^a   Sin, Donald ^a   Moss, Robert ^a   Ellis, Jennifer ^a   Brown, Jacquie ^a   Leipsic, Jonathon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibrotic score; High resolution computed tomography; Pulmonary hypertension; Scleroderma

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BODY SURFACE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BURDEN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RADIOLOGIST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78249241500     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 08465371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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