Table 3.
Clinical risk factors that panelists agreed were important and/or practical to measure
| Factor | Importance | Measurability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | Consensus level | Median rating | Consensus level | |
| Pericardial effusion | 2 | Consensus | 1 | Consensus |
| DLCO predicted <70% | 1 | Strong consensus | 1 | Consensus |
| Peak TRV on echo >2.8 m/s | 1 | Strong consensus | 1 | No consensus |
| Scleroderma pattern on nailfold capillaroscopy | 2 | Consensus | 2.5 | No consensus |
| Interstitial lung disease | 2 | No consensus | 2 | Consensus |
| Duration of SLE | 3 | No consensus | 2 | Consensus |
Note: Ratings were given on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very important/practical to measure, 2 being somewhat important/practical to measure, 3 being neither important nor unimportant and/or neither practical nor impractical to measure, 4 being somewhat unimportant/impractical to measure, and 5 being completely unimportant/impractical to measure.
Abbreviations: DLco, diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide in the lungs; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; TRV, tricuspid regurgitation velocity.