Arterial stiffness correlates with progressive nailfold capillary microscopic changes in systemic sclerosis: results from a cross-sectional study

Arterial stiffness correlates with progressive nailfold capillary microscopic changes in systemic sclerosis: results from a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background While microangiopathy is well-documented in systemic sclerosis (SSc), a potential link between SSc and macrovascular disease is highly debated and remains to be established. The aim of the present study is to investigate the association between micro- and macrovascular involvemen...

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Main Authors: Stergios Soulaidopoulos, Eleni Pagkopoulou, Niki Katsiki, Eva Triantafyllidou, Asterios Karagiannis, Alexandros Garyfallos, George D. Kitas, Theodoros Dimitroulas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Capillaroscopy
Systemic sclerosis
Microangiopathy
Arterial stiffness
Arteriosclerosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-019-2051-3

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