[Longitudinal study of parameters of respiratory function tests and blood gas analysis in patients with progressive systemic scleroderma].
The longitudinal study encloses 53 patients with PSS followed up for a period of 6 years. The most frequent changes in the parameters of pulmonary function are: diffusing capacity impairment--reduction in DICO (86.8% of the patients), restrictive lung disease pattern (50.9% of the patients) and arterial hypoxemia (43.4% of the patients). The duration of PSS and the follow up period do not cause significant changes in the pulmonary function parameters and the arterial blood-gas analysis in the group of patients studied.
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Shoshkov
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Rashkov
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D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000503:physiopathology*