Objective. To study the stiffness of large arteries in relation to the extent of skin and lung fibrosis, aortic distensibility was examined in patients with diffuse and limited systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods. Consecutive patients (55 with diffuse and 51 with limited SSc) without signs and symptoms of heart failure or a previous history of arterial hypertension underwent echocardiography and lung function tests. Aortic stiffness was determined non-invasively by aortic distensibility and aortic strain measurements in all patients and in 50 healthy subjects, matched for age and gender. Results. Aortic distensibility in patients with either diffuse (2.03 0.26 10–6 cm2 dyn–1) or limited SSc (2.12 0.33) was similarly decreased compared with...
Objective. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting approximately 1.5-3% of the general...
INTRODUCTION: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a 4- to 10-fold increased risk ...
Conclusions: Detection of increased arterial stiffness could prevent patients from being mistakenly ...
ABSTRACT. Objective. Endothelial dysfunction and vasculopathy of the small and large vessels are cru...
Vascular involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of fibrosis. W...
Although microvascular disease is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc), a higher prevalence of mac...
Arterial stiffness and its hemodynamic consequences are associated with adverse cardiovascular event...
Background. Vascular damage is recognized as a diagnostic landmark in systemic sclerosis (SSc), both...
Arterial stiffness evaluation in patients with systemic sclerosis: an interesting correlation with r...
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by endothelial dysfunction, m...
Background. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by endothelial dysfunction and widespread micr...
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of multiple organs (kidn...
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by organ and tissue fibrosis in whi...
Background. Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that involves m...
Objectives. The pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) includes vasculopathy with endothelial dysf...
Objective. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting approximately 1.5-3% of the general...
INTRODUCTION: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a 4- to 10-fold increased risk ...
Conclusions: Detection of increased arterial stiffness could prevent patients from being mistakenly ...
ABSTRACT. Objective. Endothelial dysfunction and vasculopathy of the small and large vessels are cru...
Vascular involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of fibrosis. W...
Although microvascular disease is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc), a higher prevalence of mac...
Arterial stiffness and its hemodynamic consequences are associated with adverse cardiovascular event...
Background. Vascular damage is recognized as a diagnostic landmark in systemic sclerosis (SSc), both...
Arterial stiffness evaluation in patients with systemic sclerosis: an interesting correlation with r...
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by endothelial dysfunction, m...
Background. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by endothelial dysfunction and widespread micr...
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of multiple organs (kidn...
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by organ and tissue fibrosis in whi...
Background. Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that involves m...
Objectives. The pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) includes vasculopathy with endothelial dysf...
Objective. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting approximately 1.5-3% of the general...
INTRODUCTION: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a 4- to 10-fold increased risk ...
Conclusions: Detection of increased arterial stiffness could prevent patients from being mistakenly ...