Lung and pulmonary vascular disease in scleroderma, the role of ...
Lung and pulmonary vascular disease in scleroderma, the role of ...
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Trans-Tricuspid<br />
pressure difference<br />
(echo) (mmHg)<br />
1. Gibbs JSR. Eur Respir Rev 2007; 16:8-12.<br />
2. Mukerjee D, et al. Rheumatology 2004;43:461-6.<br />
Limitations <strong>of</strong> echocardiography<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
False<br />
positive<br />
r 2 =0.4515<br />
20<br />
0<br />
0 20 40 60<br />
25<br />
False negative<br />
mPAP (mmHg) measured <strong>in</strong>vasively (RHC)<br />
80