Abstracts tagged "cardiovascular disease and computed tomography (CT)"

Abstract Number: 2610 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Parenchymal and Vascular Features in Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease: Results from Quantitative Analysis of Chest Computed Tomography
Cosimo Bruni¹, Mariaelena Occhipinti ², Gianna Camiciottoli ³, Maurizio Bartolucci ⁴, Michael Pienn ⁵, Gemma Lepri ¹, Alessio Fabbrizzi ³, Alessandra Tottoli ¹, Giulia Ciardi ³, Dilia Giuggioli ⁶, Giovanna Cuomo ⁷, Francesco Masini ⁷, Andrea Olschewski ⁵, Federico Lavorini ³, Stefano Colagrande ⁸ and Marco Matucci-Cerinic ⁹, ¹Dept. Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi – University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ²Dept. Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Div. Pneumology and Div. Radiology II, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi – University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ³Dept. Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Div. Pneumology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi – University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴Dept. of Services, Div. Emergency-Urgency Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy, ⁵Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Institute of Physiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy, ⁷Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Luigi Vanvitelli" University of Campania, Naples, Italy, ⁸Dept. Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Div. Radiology II, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi – University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁹University of Florence, Department of Medicine, Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension negatively impact on Systemic sclerosis (SSc) prognosis. Chest computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard in…