Abstract
We read with great interest the report by Williams et al .1 regarding N-TproBNP levels in patients with scleroderma-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-PAH). In studying a large cohort of scleroderma patients, the authors found that N-TproBNP levels (i) significantly correlate with cardiopulmonary haemodynamics, (ii) predict development of pulmonary hypertension in patients with scleroderma, and (iii) predict survival. These findings are quite important given the need for reliable non-invasive tools to assess …
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