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In patients with isolated anti-Centromere antibody positivity and Raynaud's phenomenon without other features of systemic sclerosis, what is your approach to screening for pulmonary complications?

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Rheumatology · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)

In patients with isolated anti-centromere antibody (ACA) positivity and Raynaud's phenomenon, even without overt systemic sclerosis, the primary concern is pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which can develop at any point, including decades after initial presentation. Notably, ACA-positive patie...

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