Decline in forced vital capacity in subjects with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease in the SENSCIS trial compared with healthy reference subjects

Decline in forced vital capacity in subjects with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease in the SENSCIS trial compared with healthy reference subjects

Abstract Background The forced vital capacity (FVC) of healthy individuals depends on their age, sex, ethnicity and height. Systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) is characterised by loss of FVC. We compared FVC values in the subjects with SSc-ILD in the SENSCIS trial of n...

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Main Authors: Toby M. Maher, Arnaud Bourdin, Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Serena Vettori, Jörg H. W. Distler, Margarida Alves, Christian Stock, Oliver Distler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Connective tissue diseases
Pulmonary fibrosis
Scleroderma, systemic
Vital capacity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02095-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02095-6

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