Larger differences in the size and volume of red blood cells — measured with a blood parameter called red blood cell distribution width — are linked to poor prognosis and survival in patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome affected by pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), researchers found. Their study, “Red blood…
Raynaud’s phenomenon and liver injury are among the risk factors for the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) – high blood pressure in the arteries that goes from the heart to the lungs – in primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) patients, a new study shows. The research, “…
Chinese who develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) from primary Sjogren’s syndrome have worse survival rates if their PAH appears late or if they have poorer cardiac function, a new study shows. The findings, published in the journal Lupus, also show that patients taking immunosuppressants have better survival rates. Sjogren’s syndrome,…
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