Could the Cochin risk prediction score be applied in daily practice to predict pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis? Comment on the article by Meune et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2051-2052

  Hachulla, Eric ^a   Clerson, Pierre ^b   Humbert, Marc ^c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b Orgametrie   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTITOPOISOMERASE ANTIBODY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CENTROMERE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COCHIN RISK PREDICTION SCORE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG VOLUME; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 84861837648     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.34408     Document Type: Letter

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