Open AccessPulmonary arterial hypertension in Saudi patients with systemic sclerosis: Clinical and hemodynamic characteristics and mortality
Author(s) -
Hadil Ak Al Otair,
Majdy Idrees,
Sarfraz Saleemi,
Ahmed M Eltoukhy,
Ali Alhijji,
Waleed Al Habeeb,
Mohammed A. Omair
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_33_18
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodynamics , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The objective of this study is to describe the clinical characteristics, mortality, and predictors of SSc-PAH in Saudi patients.