TY - JOUR T1 - Right Ventricular Function in Systemic Sclerosis-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 90 LP - 90 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.120966 VL - 40 IS - 1 AU - MARTIN KOESTENBERGER AU - WILLIAM RAVEKES Y1 - 2013/01/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/40/1/90.2.abstract N2 - To the Editor:We read with interest the article “Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion is a robust outcome measure in systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension” by Mathai, et al1. This excellent article describes the current need for a more detailed investigation of the right ventricle (RV). The authors clearly … Address correspondence to Dr. M. Koestenberger, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 30, A-8036 Graz, Austria. E-mail: Martin.Koestenberger{at}medunigraz.at or koestenbergerm{at}gmx.at ER -