Abstract Number: 1890 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Functional Disability and Its Predictors in Systemic Sclerosis: A Study from the Desscipher Project within the European Scleroderma Trials and Research Group
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) can greatly impact the patients’ quality of life due to its multisystem manifestations. The health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) is one of…Abstract Number: 1891 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Excellent Reliability of Semiquantitative Nailfold Capillaroscopy Assessment in a Systemic Sclerosis Cohort – a Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) is essential in the evaluation and classification of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Semiquantitative capillaroscopy scoring is a promising tool for assessing disease…Abstract Number: 2014 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Deep Insight into Causes and Predictors of Death in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose : Systemic sclerosis (SSc), a connective tissue disease, is associated with high mortality rates. The main causes and risk factors for death are…Abstract Number: 2893 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Usefulness of the Eustar Preliminary Criteria for Vey Early Systemic Sclerosis and Le Roy Criteria for Early-Systemic Sclerosis in Identifying Patients at Risk of Development of Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: In our study, over the half of the patients initially classified as Early-SSc progressed to SSc during follow-up. EUSTAR preliminary criteria were more frequent…Abstract Number: 2897 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microvascular Function in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with End-Stage Vascular Manifestations of the Disease
Background/Purpose: Vasculopathy is a prominent feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma) and is involved in end-stage manifestations such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), digital ulcer…Abstract Number: 2900 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Incidence and Prevalence of Systemic Sclerosis in Northwestern Part of Turkey
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem, chronic, autoimmune disease. In this hospital based study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of SSc…Abstract Number: 2901 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
SSc and the Significance of Blood Group Antigens
Background/Purpose : Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disease, with a mean incidence 3.8 cases, prevalence 99 per million in Sweden. The two most important…Abstract Number: 2903 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transition of Nailfold Microangiopathy throughout Different Patterns of Microvascular Damage and Correlations with Organ Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: A Twelve Year Follow-up
Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillaroscopy is the validated technique to assess scleroderma microangiopathy, an early and dynamic event that may progress through different patterns of microvascular damage…Abstract Number: 2915 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Increased Circulating Level of Periostin in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Associations with Functional Impairment in Various Affected Organs
Background/Purpose: Periostin is one of the matricellular proteins, a class of ECM-related molecules defined by their ability to modulate cell–matrix interactions. Several lines of evidences…Abstract Number: 818 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Endothelin 1 in Activation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Systemic Sclerosis; Increased Cell Proliferation and Resistance to Apoptosis Mediated By Endotehlin B Receptors
Background/Purpose: is overexpressed in SSc as illustrated by elevated circulating levels and increased tissue expression in involved organs. We previously reported vascular smooth muscle…Abstract Number: 2917 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nailfold Capillaroscopy and Mortality in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: To test the association of the severity of nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) abnormalities with mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods: One hundred and seventy SSc…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…Abstract Number: 1849 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibroblast Growth Factor 9/ Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 Signaling Is Upstream of Several Profibrotic Pathways and Induces Fibroblast Activation and Tissue Fibrosis in SSc
FGF9 / FGFR3 signaling is upstream of several profibrotic pathways and induces fibroblast activation and tissue fibrosis in SSc Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc)…Abstract Number: 1878 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography: A Sensitive Technique for Detecting Early Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by microvascular damage and excessive fibrosis in the skin and internal organs. Myocardial fibrosis which contributes…
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