N-TERMINAL PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS PATIENTS: CORRELATION WITH NAILFOLD CAPILLAROSCOPY FINDINGS

N-TERMINAL PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS PATIENTS: CORRELATION WITH NAILFOLD CAPILLAROSCOPY FINDINGS

Background. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). This condition is diagnosed by cardiac Doppler ultrasonography, right-heart catheterization, or by serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (...

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Main Authors: Alexandru Caraba, Andreea Munteanu, Daniela Jianu, Diana Nicoara, Flavia Corina Babalic, Dinu Valentin Balanescu, Denisa Predeteanu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2019-03-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Rheumatology
Subjects:
nailfold capillaroscopy
nt-probnp
pulmonary hypertension
systemic sclerosis
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_RHEUMATOLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_REUMATOLOGIE-2019-Nr.1/RJR_2019_1_Art-05.pdf

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