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From: N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in a novel screening algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: a case-control study

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A proposed screening algorithm for SSc-PAH. 6MWT, 6-minute walk test; DLCO, diffusion capacity of lungs to carbon monoxide, percentage predicted; FVC, forced vital capacity, percentage predicted; HRCT, high-resolution computed tomography of lung; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (pg/ml); PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; PFT, pulmonary-function test; SSc, systemic sclerosis.

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