Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Intern Med J. 2023 Oct;53(10):1919-1924. doi: 10.1111/imj.16233. Epub 2023 Sep 29.
Cardiopulmonary complications of connective tissue diseases (CTDs), particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and interstitial lung disease (ILD), are major determinants of morbidity and mortality. Multidisciplinary meetings may improve diagnostic accuracy and optimise treatment. We review the literature regarding multidisciplinary meetings in CTD-ILD and PAH and describe our tertiary centre experience of the role of the multidisciplinary meeting in managing CTD-PAH.
结缔组织病(CTD)的心肺并发症,特别是肺动脉高压(PAH)和间质性肺疾病(ILD),是发病率和死亡率的主要决定因素。多学科会议可以提高诊断准确性并优化治疗。我们回顾了关于 CTD-ILD 和 PAH 多学科会议的文献,并描述了我们在管理 CTD-PAH 中多学科会议作用的三级中心经验。