Multidisciplinary team discussion: the emerging gold standard for management of cardiopulmonary complications of connective tissue disease

Jessica L Fairley; Laura Ross; Andrew Burns; David Prior; Matthew Conron; Hannah Rouse; Julie McDonald; Andrew MacIsaac; André La Gerche; Kathleen Morrisroe; Nava Ferdowsi; Alannah Quinlivan; Zoe Brown; Wendy Stevens; Mandana Nikpour

doi:10.1111/imj.16233

Multidisciplinary team discussion: the emerging gold standard for management of cardiopulmonary complications of connective tissue disease

Intern Med J. 2023 Oct;53(10):1919-1924. doi: 10.1111/imj.16233. Epub 2023 Sep 29.

Authors

Jessica L Fairley^{1

2}, Laura Ross^{1

2}, Andrew Burns^{1

3}, David Prior^{1

3}, Matthew Conron⁴, Hannah Rouse⁵, Julie McDonald⁴, Andrew MacIsaac³, André La Gerche^{1

6}, Kathleen Morrisroe^{1

2}, Nava Ferdowsi², Alannah Quinlivan^{1

2}, Zoe Brown^{1

2}, Wendy Stevens², Mandana Nikpour^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Department of Radiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Victoria, Australia.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: connective tissue disease; interstitial lung disease; multidisciplinary meeting; pulmonary hypertension.

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Review

MeSH terms

Connective Tissue Diseases* / complications
Connective Tissue Diseases* / diagnosis
Connective Tissue Diseases* / therapy
Humans
Lung Diseases, Interstitial* / diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Interstitial* / etiology
Lung Diseases, Interstitial* / therapy
Patient Care Team
Prognosis

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