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- Katherine Alexis Athanasiou, Sonu Sahni, Amrinder Rana, and Arunabh Talwar.
- Katherine Alexis Athanasiou practices rheumatology at the Arthritis Institute of Long Island in Hicksville, N.Y. At Northwell Health System in New Hyde Park, N.Y., Sonu Sahni is a clinical research physician, Amrinder Rana is a research volunteer, and Arunabh Talwar is a physician in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and director of the Advanced Lung Disease Center. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
- JAAPA. 2017 Sep 1; 30 (9): 11-18.
AbstractScleroderma is an uncommon autoimmune disease of unknown cause that may affect any organ system in the body. Patients with scleroderma are prone to developing pulmonary complications, including pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), that are the leading cause of death in this population. This article describes scleroderma-related PAH and its diagnosis and management.
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