Role of Osteopontin as a Potential Biomarker of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Other Connective Tissue Diseases (CTDs)

• Main Authors: Mattia Bellan (Author), Cristina Piccinino (Author), Stelvio Tonello (Author), Rosalba Minisini (Author), Ailia Giubertoni (Author), Daniele Sola (Author), Roberta Pedrazzoli (Author), Ileana Gagliardi (Author), Erika Zecca (Author), Elisa Calzaducca (Author), Federica Mazzoleni (Author), Roberto Piffero (Author), Giuseppe Patti (Author), Mario Pirisi (Author), Pier Paolo Sainaghi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe complication of connective tissue diseases (CTD). Its early diagnosis is essential to start effective treatment. In the present paper, we aimed to evaluate the role of plasma osteopontin (OPN) as a candidate biomarker of PAH in a cohort of CTD patien...