Pia Moinzadeh, Francesco Bonella, Max Oberste, Jithmi Weliwitage, Nobert Blank, Gabriela Riemekasten, Ulf Müller-Ladner, Jörg Henes, Elise Siegert, Claudia Günther, Ina Kötter, Christiane Pfeiffer, Marc Schmalzing, Gabriele Zeidler, Peter Korsten, Laura Susok, Aaron Juche, Margitta Worm, Ilona Jandova, Jan Ehrchen, Cord Sunderkötter, Gernot Keyßer, Andreas Ramming, Tim Schmeiser, Alexander Kreuter, Hanns-Martin Lorenz, Nicolas Hunzelmann, Michael Kreuter
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary involvement is the leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and may manifest as interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), or in combination of both (ILD with pulmonary hypertension [ILD-PH]). The aim of this analysis was to determine prevalence, clinical characteristics, and survival of these different forms within the registry of the German Network for Systemic Sclerosis. RESEARCH QUESTION: Does SSc-associated ILD-PH or ILD without PH affect survival differently, and are there any risk factors that have an additional impact? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Clinical data of 5,831 patients with SSc were collected in the German Network for Systemic Sclerosis registry...
January 2024: Chest