Abstracts tagged "nailfold capillaroscopy and Blood perfusion"

Abstract Number: 1635 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Correlation Between Raynaud’s Condition Score, Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy and Laser Speckle Contrast Analysis in Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon Due to Systemic Sclerosis
Barbara Ruaro¹, Elisa Alessandri ², Massimo Ghio ³, Carmen Pizzorni ⁴, Sabrina Paolino ⁴, Andrea Casabella ⁵, Antonio De Tanti ⁶, Alberto Sulli ⁷ and Maurizio Cutolo ⁸, ¹1 Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy; 2 Cardinal Ferrari Centre, S. Stefano Rheabilitation, Fontanellato (Parma), Italy, Genoa, Italy, ²1. Research Laboratory and Academic Division of the Clinical Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ³Research Laboratory and Academic Division of the Clinical Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁵1 Research Laboratory and Academic Division of the Clinical Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁶2 Cardinal Ferrari Centre, S. Stefano Rheabilitation, Fontanellato (Parma), Italy, Fontanellato, Italy, ⁷Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁸Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: To evaluate any correlation between the Raynaud's Condition Score (RCS) and the morphological and functional methods available to evaluate microvascular damage in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients (1-4). Methods: Sixty-six…