Open AccessEvaluation of endothelial dysfunction and clinical events in patients with early-stage vasculopathy in limited systemic sclerosis
Author(s) -
Philipp Jud,
Andreas Meinitzer,
Heimo Strohmaier,
Gerold Schwantzer,
Vasile Foris,
Gabòr Kovàcs,
Alexander Avian,
Balázs Odler,
Florentine Moazedi-Fürst,
Marianne Brodmann,
Franz Hafner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical and experimental rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1593-098X
pISSN - 0392-856X
DOI - 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/243mpp
Subject(s) - medicine , endothelial dysfunction , cardiology , gastroenterology
Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is characterised by vasculopathy contributing to vascular apoptosis, structural and functional changes. The aim of this study was to investigate parameters of endothelial dysfunction and their association to clinical events in lcSSc patients with early-stage vasculopathy.