An International, Web-Based, Prospective Cohort Study to Determine Whether the Use of ACE Inhibitors prior to the Onset of Scleroderma Renal Crisis Is Associated with Worse Outcomes—Methodology and Preliminary Results

Background. To describe the methodology of a study designed to determine whether systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with incident scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) on angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors prior to the onset of SRC have worse outcomes. Methods. Prospective, international cohort...

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Main Authors: Marie Hudson, Murray Baron, Ernest Lo, Joanna Weinfeld, Daniel E. Furst, Dinesh Khanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/347402