Hemodynamic phenotypes in systemic sclerosis patients screened for pulmonary hypertension – impact of the new PH-definition

Background: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are at high risk of developing pulmonary hypertension (PH) which crucially affects patients’ symptoms, quality of life and prognosis. The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of the new hemodynamic definition of precapillary PH as proposed at the 2018 World Symposium on PH in SSc-patients. Methods: SSc-patients were screened for PH using clinical assessments as...