Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide, transfer coefficient of the lung for carbon monoxide and forced vital capacity/diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide in suspected systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: i
<i>D</i> <sub>LCO</sub> performed as least as strongly as <i>K</i> <sub>CO</sub> or FVC%/ <i>D</i> <sub>LCO</sub>% in terms of correlations with mean pulmonary arterial pressure and diagnostic utility, regardless of the presence or absence of lung disease. Transitioning to GLI equations led to lower predicted spirometric volumes and higher <i>D</i> <sub>LCO</sub>%. This should be considered when interpreting changes in values over time and when using screening algorithms.
Authors
- Krit Dwivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4949-4550)
- Alexander Rothman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7847-4500)
- Howard D. Smith
- David Gerard Kiely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0184-6502)
- Smitha Rajaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5010-2353)
- Catherine Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8289-4922)
- Judith Hurdman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0772-678X)
- Rachael Kilding
- Andrew J. Swift (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7903-5032)
- Athanasios Charalampopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7281-9507)
- Robin Condliffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3492-4143)
- A. A. Roger Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0717-4551)
- Samer Alabed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9960-7587)
- Abdul Hameed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-2081)
- Ashraful Haque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2558-6653)
- Mohammed Akil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6813-4289)
- Ian Smith
- Charlie Elliot
- Catherine Billings
- Neil Hamilton
- Kar-Ping Kuet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2693-9165)
Institutions
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital (GB)
- Insigneo (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ERJ Open Research
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00798-2025
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00