Research ArticleArticle
The Use of Transthoracic Echocardiogram to Quantify Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Sophie Billet, Grégory Pugnet, Thomas Chollet, Gaétan Charbonnier, Pauline Fournier, Grégoire Prévot, Laurent Tetu, Maxime Cournot, Hélène Derumeaux, Didier Carrié, Michel Galinier and Olivier Lairez
The Journal of Rheumatology March 2019, jrheum.180571; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180571
Sophie Billet
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Grégory Pugnet
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Thomas Chollet
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Gaétan Charbonnier
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Pauline Fournier
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Grégoire Prévot
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Laurent Tetu
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Maxime Cournot
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Hélène Derumeaux
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Didier Carrié
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Michel Galinier
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
Olivier Lairez
From the Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital; Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III; Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital, Toulouse; Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, Saint-Pierre; INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. S. Billet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Pugnet, MD, PhD, UMR 1027, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse III, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Purpan; T. Chollet, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Charbonnier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; P. Fournier, MD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital; G. Prévot, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; L. Tetu, MD, Department of Pneumology, Larrey University Hospital; M. Cournot, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, La Réunion University Hospital, and INSERM, UMR 1188, Sainte-Clothilde; H. Derumeaux, MD, PhD, Département d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse; D. Carrié, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Purpan, University Paul Sabatier; M. Galinier, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier; O. Lairez, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, and Cardiac Imaging Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, and Medical School of Rangueil, University Paul Sabatier, and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. G. Pugnet, Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. E-mail: pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints and Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication November 13, 2018.
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
The Use of Transthoracic Echocardiogram to Quantify Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Sophie Billet, Grégory Pugnet, Thomas Chollet, Gaétan Charbonnier, Pauline Fournier, Grégoire Prévot, Laurent Tetu, Maxime Cournot, Hélène Derumeaux, Didier Carrié, Michel Galinier, Olivier Lairez
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2019, jrheum.180571; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.180571
The Use of Transthoracic Echocardiogram to Quantify Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Sophie Billet, Grégory Pugnet, Thomas Chollet, Gaétan Charbonnier, Pauline Fournier, Grégoire Prévot, Laurent Tetu, Maxime Cournot, Hélène Derumeaux, Didier Carrié, Michel Galinier, Olivier Lairez
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2019, jrheum.180571; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.180571