Proposal of a radiation-free screening protocol for early detection of interstitial lung involvement in seropositive and ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis

Proposal of a radiation-free screening protocol for early detection of interstitial lung involvement in seropositive and ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract Background Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with significant cardiovascular and pulmonary morbidity. However, screening for early detection of pulmonary involvement especially interstitial lung disease (ILD) is not established in RA. Methods We propose a non-invasive rad...

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Main Authors: Frank Reichenberger, Florian Popp, Martin Hoffmann, Carina Fischinger, Werner von Wulffen, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Martin Welcker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Interstitial lung disease
Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis
Non-invasive
Pulmonary function test
Lung ultrasound
PFT
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03405-y
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