ArticleArthritis research & therapy2019
Arterial stiffness correlates with progressive nailfold capillary microscopic changes in systemic sclerosis: results from a cross-sectional study.
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- Asymmetric dimethylarginine and vascular injury in rheumatoid arthritis, from capillaries to large vessels: results from a cross-sectional study.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- The cross-talk between arterial stiffness and microvascular complications in diabetes mellitus: a systematic review of the literature.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- Characterization of microvessels in the human forehead dermis using intravascular dual perfusion and immunofluorescence staining.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Arterial Stiffness as a Surrogate Marker of Cardiovascular Disease and Atherosclerosis in Patients with Arthritides and Connective Tissue Diseases: A Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- JAK Inhibition in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Haemodynamic Effects and Impact on Micro- and Macrovascular Function. Study Design and Rationale.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2022Article
- Study of Peripheral Microcirculation Assessed by Nailfold Video-Capillaroscopy and Association with Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction and Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2022Article
- Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy for the Evaluation of Peripheral Microangiopathy in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Impaired Elasticity of Large Arteries in Systemic Sclerosis Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Endothelial Dysfunction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Systemic Sclerosis: A Common Trigger for Different Microvascular Diseases.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- Peripheral microcirculatory abnormalities are associated with cardiovascular risk in systemic sclerosis: a nailfold video capillaroscopy study.Clinical rheumatology · 2021Article
- Nailfold videocapillaroscopic changes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases.Rheumatology international · 2021Article
- Association Between Uric Acid and Worsening Peripheral Microangiopathy in Systemic Sclerosis.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile 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 involvement in the setting of SSc.
methodsConsecutive, consenting SSc patients were assessed by nailfold video-capillaroscopy (NVC) to evaluate the microcirculation. The number of capillaries per mm
resultsA total of 37 patients were studied. A significant correlation was observed between AIx and the average number of capillaries per mm
conclusionsThese data suggest that arterial stiffness (as assessed by AIx-75) correlates with microvascular damage in patients with SSc.
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