Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 278-284 , February 2010

Natriuretic Peptides in Systemic Sclerosis-related Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

  • Theodoros Dimitroulas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Theodoros Dimitroulas, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Stilp. Kiriakidi 1, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Georgios Giannakoulas, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Centre and Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
    • Department of Cardiology, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
    • ,
  • Haralambos Karvounis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
    • ,
  • Michael A. Gatzoulis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Centre and Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
    • ,
  • Loucas Settas, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

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 The first 2 authors contributed equally to this work.

 The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

 Dr Giannakoulas has received training and research grants from the Hellenic Cardiological Society, the Hellenic Heart Foundation, and the DG Education & Culture–LLP Programme–Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility. Professor Gatzoulis and the Royal Brompton Adult Congenital Heart Centre and Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension have received support from the British Heart Foundation.

PII: S0049-0172(09)00038-9

doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2009.03.005

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 278-284 , February 2010

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