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Abstract Number: 1879 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunosuppressive “Routine”� Treatment of SSc Patients with Limited Cutaneous Involvement and Interstitial Lung Disease
Dörte Huscher¹, Sabine Adler², Elise Siegert³, Giuseppina Abignano⁴, Yannick Allanore⁵, Jerome Avouac⁶, Kerstin Becker⁷, Laszlo Czirjak^8,9, Francesco Del Galdo¹⁰, Christopher P. Denton¹¹, Oliver Distler¹², Ivan Foeldvari¹³, Beata Garay-Toth¹⁴, Serena Guiducci¹⁵, Veronika K. Jaeger¹⁶, Veronika Lóránd⁹, Marco Matucci-Cerinic¹⁷, Britta Maurer¹⁸, Ulf Müller-Ladner¹⁹, Svetlana I. Nihtyanova²⁰, Ingo H. Tarner²¹, Gabriele Valentini²², Serena Vettori²³, Ulrich A. Walker²⁴ and Gabriela Riemekasten²⁵, ¹Charité-University Hospital and German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumatology, Immunology, Allergology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Napoli, Italy, ⁵Department of Rheumatology A, Paris Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Paris Descartes University, Rheumatology A department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁷Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Rheumatology, Pecs, Hungary, ⁹Rheumatology and Immunology Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ¹⁰Scleroderma Group, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹¹Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Research of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹³Hamburger Zentrum für Kinder-und Jugendrheumatologie, Hamburg, Germany, ¹⁴FESCA, Budapest, Hungary, ¹⁵Rheumatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ¹⁶Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ¹⁷Dept of Medicine/Div of Rheum, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ¹⁸r, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹⁹Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ²⁰Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ²²Internal and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ²³Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ²⁴Rheumatology, Systemic Sclerosis, Basel, Switzerland, ²⁵Clinic of Rheumatology, University of Luebeck, Lübeck, Germany
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) represents one of the most frequent causes of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. Yet, there are no approved drugs…
Abstract Number: 1880 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Microparticle Populations May Differentiate Between Connective Tissue Diseases.
Eoghan M. McCarthy^1,2, Daniel Moreno-Martinez³, Fiona Wilkinson⁴, Neil J McHugh^5,6, Ian N. Bruce^7,8, Yvonne Alexander³, John D. Pauling^6,9 and Ben Parker^7,8, ¹The University of Manchester, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Mmanchester, United Kingdom, ²NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Healthcare Science Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatology, Bath Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁶Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁷Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸Stopford Building, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁹Upper Borough Walls, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Microparticles (MPs) are membrane-bound vesicles derived from vascular and intravascular cells such as endothelial cells (EMPs) and platelets (PMPs). Circulating MPs levels are altered…
Abstract Number: 1881 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is the Presence of Esophageal Dilation a Poor Prognostic Factor in Dilated Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Systemic Sclerosis?
Javier Narváez¹, Sergi Heredia², Helena Borrell Paños², Eulalia Armengol², Eugenia De Lama³ and Jose Antonio Narvaez³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Department of Radiology. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Several studies have shown that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a risk factor in the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In systemic sclerosis (SSc),…
Abstract Number: 1882 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Predictive Value of Pulmonary Function Tests to Diagnose Interstitial Lung Disease in Adults with Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Elana J. Bernstein¹, Veronica J. Berrocal², Virginia D. Steen³, Victoria K. Shanmugam^4,5, Ami A. Shah⁶, Monique E. Hinchcliff⁷, Faye N. Hant⁸, Jessica K. Gordon⁹, Tracy M. Frech¹⁰, Robyn T. Domsic¹¹, Shervin Assassi¹² and Dinesh Khanna¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ²Div of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ⁵Director, Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ⁶Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁸Dept of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁰Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹²Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) have…
Abstract Number: 1883 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Myocardial Abnormalities with Disease Characteristic and Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in Systemic Sclerosis without Cardiac Symptoms As Assessed Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging; A Prospective Multi Center Study
Kaita Sugiyama¹, Hitomi Kobayashi², Yasuyuki Kobayashi³, Yosuke Nagasawa¹, Natsumi Ikumi⁴, Takamasa Nozaki⁵, Hirotake Inomata¹, Hidetaka Shiraiwa⁶, Hiromi Karasawa⁶, Noboru Kitamura⁷, Mitsuhiro Iwata⁵, Yoshihiro Matsukawa⁶ and Masami Takei⁵, ¹Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Hematology and Rheumatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Advanced Biomedical Imaging Informatics, St.Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ⁴Nihon University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Japan, ⁵Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Division of Heamatology and Rheumatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷NIhon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: In the majority of SSc patients, however, cardiac involvement often remains subclinical. Primary myocardial abnomalities are characterized by ﬁbrosis. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can…
Abstract Number: 1884 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensitivity to Change of Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy and Relationship with Disease Progression
Jerome Avouac¹, Elide Toniolo², Gemma Lepri³, Charlotte Hurabielle⁴, Anaïs Vallet⁵ and Yannick Allanore⁶, ¹Rheumatology A department and INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ²Rheumatology Unit. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Section, Transition Clinic, University of Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology A department, paris Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Rheumatology A department, Paris Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Paris Descartes University, Rheumatology A department, Cochin Hospital, And Eular Scleroderma Trials And Research (EUSTAR) Board, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) is a simple, non-invasive and inexpensive imaging technique that allows a detailed assessment of skin microcirculation. Although NVC has face and…
Abstract Number: 1885 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification and Clinical Correlations of Rare Autoantibodies in Systemic Sclerosis and Poly/Dermatomyositis Patients
Angela Ceribelli^1,2, Natasa Isailovic³, Maria De Santis⁴, Elena Generali¹, Marco Massarotti⁵, Minoru Satoh⁶ and Carlo Selmi^7,8, ¹Internal Medicine- Unit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (MI), Italy, ²BIOMETRA, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ³Internal Medicine; Unit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (MI), Italy, ⁴Internal Medicine, Unit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (MI), Italy, ⁵Internal Medicine- Unit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (Milan), Italy, ⁶Department of Clinical Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁷Internal Medicine- Unit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy, ⁸BIOMETRA Department, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Polymyositis (PM) and Dermatomyositis (DM) are characterized by the presence of serum autoantibodies (autoAbs) which are central in the diagnosis, predicting…
Abstract Number: 1886 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myocardial Fibrosis Detected By Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is a Predictor of Heart Failure in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Patients
Tatiana Sofia Rodriguez-Reyna¹, Martha Morelos-Guzmán², Pamela Mercado Velazquez³, Pablo Henrandez-Reyes⁴, Karla Montero-Duarte⁵, Cynthia Martinez-Reyes⁶, Carlos Reyes-Utrera⁶ and Carlos Nunez Alvarez³, ¹Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Radiology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico, Mexico, ⁴Department of Cardiology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Department of Imaging and Radiology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁶Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: In previous studies we showed that prevalence of myocardial fibrosis in SSc patients is 45% and is associated to diffuse disease (dcSSc) and lower…
Abstract Number: 1887 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Deficiency in Micronutrients Is a Frequent Burden in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Jasmin Laeubli¹, Rucsandra Dobrota¹, Britta Maurer¹, Suzana Jordan², Benjamin Misselwitz³, Mark Fox³ and Oliver Distler¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Micronutrients are essential dietary factors involved in many metabolic processes, including oxidative stress, collagen synthesis and wound healing, which are key aspects of the…
Abstract Number: 1888 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
There Is a Need for New Systemic Sclerosis Subset Criteria: A Content Analytic Approach
Sindhu Johnson¹, Medha Soowamber², Jaap Fransen³, Dinesh Khanna⁴, Frank H.J. van den Hoogen⁵, Murray Baron⁶, Marco Matucci Cerinic⁷, Christopher P. Denton⁸, Thomas A. Medsger Jr.⁹, Patricia E. Carreira¹⁰, Gabriela Riemekasten¹¹, Jorg HW. Distler¹², Armando Gabrielli¹³, Virginia D. Steen¹⁴, Lorinda Chung¹⁵, Richard Silver¹⁶, John Varga¹⁷, Ulf Müller-Ladner¹⁸, Madelon C. Vonk¹⁹, Ulrich A. Walker²⁰, Frank Wollheim²¹, Ariane L. Herrick²², Daniel E. Furst²³, Lazlo Czirjak²⁴, Otylia Kowal-Bielecka²⁵, Francesco Del Galdo²⁶, Maurizio Cutolo²⁷, Nicolas Hunzelmann²⁸, Charles Murray²⁹, Ivan Foeldvari³⁰, Luc Mouthon³¹, Nemanja Damjanov³², Bashar Kahaleh³³, Tracy M. Frech³⁴, Shervin Assassi³⁵, Lesley Ann Saketkoo³⁶ and Janet E. Pope³⁷, ¹Toronto Scleroderma Program, Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, University Health Network Pulmonary Hypertension Programme, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Toronto/ Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁶Pavillion A, Rm 216, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Department of BioMedicine, Division of Rheumatology, Transition Unit, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ⁸Centre for Rheumatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Medicine/Rheumatology, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Human medicine, BERLIN, Germany, ¹²Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ¹³Clinica Medica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ¹⁵Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ¹⁶Div Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹⁷Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ¹⁸Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ¹⁹Rheumatology, Rheumatology, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²⁰Rheumatology, Systemic Sclerosis, Basel, Switzerland, ²¹Rheumatology, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ²²Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²³Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²⁴University of Pécs Medical Center, Pécs, Hungary, ²⁵Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland, ²⁶University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²⁷Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy, ²⁸Department of Dermatology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, ²⁹Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³⁰Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany, ³¹Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cochin Hospital, Referent Center for Necrotizing Vasculitis and Systemic Sclerosis, Paris-Descartes University, AP-HP, Paris, France, ³²Resavska 69, Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia, ³³Medicine/Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³⁴Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah Medical Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT, ³⁵Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ³⁶Tulane University Lung Center, New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, LA, ³⁷University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a family of diseases unified by the presence of immune activation, vasculopathy and fibrosis. The concept of SSc subsets cannot…
Abstract Number: 1889 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Systemic Sclerosis Lung Disease
Natalie K. Kozij¹, John T. Granton², Philip E. Silkoff³, John Thenganatt⁴, Shobha Chakravorty⁴ and Sindhu R. Johnson⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, University Health Network Pulmonary Hypertension Programme, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, Univeristiy Health Network Pulmonary Hypertension Programme, Toronto General Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Respirology, University Health Network Pulmonary Hypertension Programme, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Toronto Scleroderma Program, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Institue of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: We evaluated the ability of alveolar and conducting airway nitric oxide (NO) to discriminate between systemic sclerosis (SSc) with and without lung involvement, idiopathic…
Abstract Number: 1890 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subclinical Biventricular Systolic Function Is Impaired in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis with Real Time 3-D Echpcardiography: 1 Year Follow-up Study
Sule Yavuz¹, Taylan Sahin², Selen Yurdakul², Neslihan Yilmaz³ and Saide Ertekin⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Istanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine,Department of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Cardiology, Istanbul Bilim University Dept of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Cardiology, Istanbul Bilim University, Dept of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Silent myocardial involvement is associated with poor prognosis in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Here, we aimed to evaluate subclinical left ventricular (LV) and…
Abstract Number: 1891 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Parameters That Predict Worsening of Skin Thickness in Patients with Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Masataka Kuwana¹, Minoru Hasegawa², Yucihiro Shirai¹, Osamu Ishikawa³, Hirahito Endo⁴, Fumihide Ogawa⁵, Daisuke Goto⁶, Shinichi Sato⁷, Hironobu Ihn⁸, Yasushi Kawaguchi⁹ and Kazuhiko Takehara¹⁰, ¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Dermatology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan, ³Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Jusendo General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan, ⁵Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁶Division of Clinical Immunology, Doctoral Program in Clinical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan, ⁷Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, ⁹Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁰Dermatology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa City, Japan
Background/Purpose: Skin thickness is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc), and its progression is associated with poor prognosis. The modified Rodnan total skin thickness score…
Abstract Number: 1892 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging with T1 Mapping and Multi-b Value Diffusion-Weighted Sequences in Systemic Sclerosis for the Assessment of Myocardial Microscopic Fibrosis and Perfusion
Benjamin Terrier¹, Hervé Gouya², Alice Berezne¹, Alexis Regent³, Pascal Cohen¹, Loïc Guillevin⁴, Claire Le Jeunne⁵, Paul Legmann², Olivier Vignaux⁶ and Luc Mouthon⁷, ¹Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ²AP-HP Cochin Hospital, Department of Radiology B, Paris, France, ³Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁴Internal Medicine, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, Paris, France, ⁶Radiology, Cochin University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cochin Hospital, Referent Center for Necrotizing Vasculitis and Systemic Sclerosis, Paris-Descartes University, AP-HP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex disease associating vasculopathy, cutaneous and visceral fibrosis, and autoimmunity. Myocardial microscopic fibrosis may occur and potentially lead to…
Abstract Number: 1893 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Vitamin D Levels and Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Julia Romero¹, Amalia Schiel², Mariana Landa², María Luisa Díaz³, María Eugenia Lara¹, Mariano Rivero⁴, Marina Khoury⁵, Mirtha Alonso² and Juan Carlos Barreira¹, ¹Rheumatology Service, British Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Central Laboratory, British Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Nuclear Medicine, British Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Rheumatolgy Service, British Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Teaching and Research, British Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Low Vitamin D (VD) levels have been observed in several autoimmune diseases, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). Some studies have shown the importance of VD…

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