Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Yannick Allanore, Margarida Alves, Cathrine Brunborg, Paolo Airó, Lidia P Ananieva, László Czirják, Serena Guiducci, Eric Hachulla, Mengtao Li, Carina Mihai, Gabriela Riemekasten, Petros P Sfikakis, Otylia Kowal-Bielecka, Antonella Riccardi, Oliver Distler
OBJECTIVES: To identify overall disease course, progression patterns and risk factors predictive for progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated ILD (SSc-ILD), using data from the European Scleroderma Trials And Research (EUSTAR) database over long-term follow-up. METHODS: Eligible patients with SSc-ILD were registered in the EUSTAR database and had measurements of forced vital capacity (FVC) at baseline and after 12±3 months...
February 2021: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases