Research ArticleAccepted Article
Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Monotherapy Versus Combination Therapy in Systemic Sclerosis-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Retrospective Cohort Study from the Nationwide Spanish Scleroderma Registry (RESCLE)
Melani Pestaña-Fernández, Manuel Rubio-Rivas, Carles Tolosa Vilella, Alfredo Guillén del Castillo, Mayka Freire, Jose Antonio Vargas Hitos, Jose Antonio Todolí Parra, Mónica Rodríguez Carballeira, Adela Marín Ballvé, Gerard Espinosa, Dolores Colunga Argüelles, Norberto Ortego Centeno, Luis Trapiella Martínez, Cristina Carbonell Muñoz, Xavier Pla Salas, Isabel Perales Fraile, Xavier Corbella, Vicent Fonollosa Pla and Carmen Pilar Simeón Aznar on behalf of RESCLE investigators, Autoimmune Diseases Study Group (GEAS).
The Journal of Rheumatology February 2019, jrheum.180595; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180595
Melani Pestaña-Fernández
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Manuel Rubio-Rivas
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Carles Tolosa Vilella
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Alfredo Guillén del Castillo
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Mayka Freire
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Jose Antonio Vargas Hitos
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Jose Antonio Todolí Parra
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Mónica Rodríguez Carballeira
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Adela Marín Ballvé
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Gerard Espinosa
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Dolores Colunga Argüelles
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Norberto Ortego Centeno
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Luis Trapiella Martínez
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Cristina Carbonell Muñoz
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Xavier Pla Salas
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Isabel Perales Fraile
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Xavier Corbella
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Vicent Fonollosa Pla
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
Carmen Pilar Simeón Aznar
From the Autoimmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Bellvitge University Hospital. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Thrombosis. Department of Internal Medicine. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo. Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology. Hospital Universitario Clinic. Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Complejo Universitario de Granada. Granada, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital de Cabueñes. Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Spain; Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine. Consorci Hospitalari de Vic. Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,Barcelona,Spain. Address correspondence to: Melani Pestaña-Fernández MD; Bellvitge University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Feixa Llarga s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona (Spain). Email: Melani.Pestana@sanitatintegral.org
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Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
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Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Monotherapy Versus Combination Therapy in Systemic Sclerosis-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Retrospective Cohort Study from the Nationwide Spanish Scleroderma Registry (RESCLE)
Melani Pestaña-Fernández, Manuel Rubio-Rivas, Carles Tolosa Vilella, Alfredo Guillén del Castillo, Mayka Freire, Jose Antonio Vargas Hitos, Jose Antonio Todolí Parra, Mónica Rodríguez Carballeira, Adela Marín Ballvé, Gerard Espinosa, Dolores Colunga Argüelles, Norberto Ortego Centeno, Luis Trapiella Martínez, Cristina Carbonell Muñoz, Xavier Pla Salas, Isabel Perales Fraile, Xavier Corbella, Vicent Fonollosa Pla, Carmen Pilar Simeón Aznar
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2019, jrheum.180595; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.180595
Accepted manuscript
Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Monotherapy Versus Combination Therapy in Systemic Sclerosis-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Retrospective Cohort Study from the Nationwide Spanish Scleroderma Registry (RESCLE)
Melani Pestaña-Fernández, Manuel Rubio-Rivas, Carles Tolosa Vilella, Alfredo Guillén del Castillo, Mayka Freire, Jose Antonio Vargas Hitos, Jose Antonio Todolí Parra, Mónica Rodríguez Carballeira, Adela Marín Ballvé, Gerard Espinosa, Dolores Colunga Argüelles, Norberto Ortego Centeno, Luis Trapiella Martínez, Cristina Carbonell Muñoz, Xavier Pla Salas, Isabel Perales Fraile, Xavier Corbella, Vicent Fonollosa Pla, Carmen Pilar Simeón Aznar
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2019, jrheum.180595; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.180595