Patients with connective tissue disease-associated PAH have 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates similar to those with idiopathic PAH.

Focusing on CTD-PAH, key opinion leaders discuss how the disease can be identified and relevant impact on quality of life. Transcript: Charles D. Burger, MD: When examining patients in the ...

Nearly 1 in 3 patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease will develop progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DESTIN, Fla. — Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features may potentially be the newest category of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One out of three registered randomized controlled trials on connective tissue diseases are never completed or ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: One rheumatologist diagnosed me with unspecified mixed connective tissue disease and Raynaud’s syndrome. I was put on Plaquenil, which caused some hair loss and thinning. I got a ...

The lab panels for evaluating a patient with arthralgias/arthritis for lupus or connective tissue disease are costly. Once a complete blood count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate have been done, is ...

According to a recent study, nearly 50% of patients with connective tissue disease, such as lupus, died when sepsis occurred. Patients with connective tissue diseases (CTDs) face a higher risk of ...

Calcinosis cutis, a debilitating deposition of calcium salts in the skin and subcutaneous tissues, is a frequent and challenging complication in patients with systemic sclerosis and other connective ...