Quantitative videocapillaroscopy correlates with functional respiratory parameters: a clue for vasculopathy as a pathogenic mechanism for lung injury in systemic sclerosis

Quantitative videocapillaroscopy correlates with functional respiratory parameters: a clue for vasculopathy as a pathogenic mechanism for lung injury in systemic sclerosis

Abstract Background To determine whether lung involvement is related to microvascular perturbations, nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) was performed in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods A cross-sectional study was consecutively accomplished in 152 SSc patients. NVC, a pulmonary functi...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Guillén-Del-Castillo, Carmen Pilar Simeón-Aznar, Eduardo L. Callejas-Moraga, Carles Tolosa-Vilella, Serafín Alonso-Vila, Vicente Fonollosa-Pla, Albert Selva-O’Callaghan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Interstitial lung disease
Nailfold videocapillaroscopy
Pulmonary hypertension
Scleroderma
Systemic sclerosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1775-9

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