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Prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in an Australian scleroderma population: screening allows for earlier diagnosis
Internal Medicine Journal, 10/21/09

Phung S et al. – Screening may result in earlier diagnosis of PAH with, in general more mild disease. This is important, given that early treatment for PAH while patients are less symptomatic is associated with improved exercise tolerance and pulmonary haemodynamics: indices indicative of disease progression and clinical worsening.

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Sarcoidosis-Associated Fibrosing Mediastinitis with Resultant Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Respiration, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 90%

The unidirectional valve patch provides no benefits to early and long-term survival in patients with ventricular septal defect and severe pulmonary artery hypertension
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Successful Two-Stage Correction of Ventricular Septal Defect and Patent Ductus Arteriosus in a Patient with Fixed Pulmonary Hypertension
Pediatric Cardiology, 10/22/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Measures of Response in Clinical Trials of Systemic Sclerosis: The Combined Response Index for Systemic Sclerosis (CRISS) and Outcome Measures in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Systemic Sclerosis (EPOSS)
Journal of Rheumatology, 10/15/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Inhibitory Effects of Simvastatin on Platelet-derived Growth Factor Signaling in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells from Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 89%