(1) Clinical Department of Cardiology and Angiology, 2nd Medical Department, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, U nemocnice 2, Prague 2, 12808, Czech Republic;(2) Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract:
Background
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an important cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), with an estimated prevalence of 7.85–26.7%.