Abstract Number: 1726 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sexual Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis Female Patients
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease leading to various physical and psychological impairments including sexual dysfunction. The aim of this study was…Abstract Number: 744 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of All-Cause Mortality and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Progression in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), an Echocardiography Study
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is one of the leading causes of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Annual echocardiograms (echo) are recommended to detect PAH…Abstract Number: 746 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Disease Characteristics in Patients with Juvenile-Onset and Adult-Onset Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSSc) has been known to affect mainly adults of 30-50 years of age. Juvenile –onset has been reported to be rare…Abstract Number: 751 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Probiotics on the Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Immune Parameters in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: Abnormalities in the intestinal microbiota have been associated with several autoimmune diseases, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). Recent studies have demonstrated the potential of probiotics…Abstract Number: 982 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epidemiology and Mortality in Systemic Sclerosis in South Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by small vessel vasculopathy, autoantibody production, and excessive collagen deposition in the skin and…Abstract Number: 1678 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pathogenic Mechanisms of Esophageal Peristaltic Dysfunction By High Resolution Manometry in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Pathogenic mechanisms of esophageal involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) were suggested as neural dysfunction due to impairment of microcirculation to intramural neuron in early…Abstract Number: 1691 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Development of Definite Disease in Patients with Early Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) in the early stages of the disease is frequently a challenge. In 2001, LeRoy and Medsger proposed criteria…Abstract Number: 1704 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Digital Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) often display Raynaud’s phenomenon, which causes digital skin ulcers. Since these ulcers are not associated with autoimmune factors, conventional…Abstract Number: 1720 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TGF-ß-Induced Tissue Fibrosis in TBRIcaCol1Cre Transgenic Mice Is Abrogated By the Second Generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor SKI-606 (Bosutinib)
Background/Purpose: Bosutinib (SKI-606), a second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor that blocks the activity of the BCR-ABL kinase responsible for Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemias, also…Abstract Number: 2049 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factor Structure and Convergent Validity of the Derriford Appearance Scale-24 Using Standard Scoring Versus Treating “Not Applicable” Responses As Missing Data: A Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Valid measures of appearance concern are needed in systemic sclerosis, a rare, disfiguring rheumatologic disease. The Derriford Appearance Scale-24 (DAS-24) is a self-report measure…Abstract Number: 2670 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trigeminal Neuralgia in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by pain and spasms affecting one or more divisions of the fifth cranial nerve. Of note, TN is one…Abstract Number: 2685 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensitivity and Specificity of YKL-40 for the Presence of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an intractable connective tissue disease that causes fibrosis of the skin and organs. The prognosis of this disease is affected…Abstract Number: 2887 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Follow-up Report on Japanese Patients with Severe Systemic Sclerosis after Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) comprises diverse clinical phenotypes with variable disease courses. Some SSc patients take miserable and fatal clinical course due to rapid progressive…Abstract Number: 832 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Defining Skin Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Literature Review of Skin Ulcer Definitions and a Preliminary Consensus-Based New SSc Skin Ulcer Definition
Background/Purpose: Skin ulcers in SSc are a major clinical challenge and there are various un-validated definitions of skin ulcers utilized in SSc-related clinical trials. We…Abstract Number: 840 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Systemic Sclerosis in Denmark from 1995-2011: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Time Trends In Incidence And Mortality Of Systemic Sclerosis In Denmark From 1995-2011: A Nationwide Cohort Study Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies have documented an increasing incidence…
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