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Mixed connective tissue disease ultrasound or echocardiography
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no ultrasound findings associated with mixed connective tissue disease. All patients with MCTD should be screened annually with echocardiography for detection of pulmonary artery hypertension.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
There are no ultrasound findings associated with mixed connective tissue disease.
Echocardiography
Echocardiography
All patients with MCTD should be screened annually with echocardiography for detection of pulmonary artery hypertension.[1]
- For more information about echocardiography findings in pulmonary artery hypertension click here.
References
References
- ↑ Ciang NC, Pereira N, Isenberg DA (March 2017). “Mixed connective tissue disease-enigma variations?”. Rheumatology (Oxford). 56 (3): 326–333. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kew265. PMID 27436003.
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