antibodies concomitant with larger atherosclerotic lesions that contained abundant CD4
cells. OxLDL is the type of LDL that is more likely to undergo uptake by macrophages, which …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multiorgan disease characterized by injury to vascular wall and
extensive damage of the microvessels. The injury of the vascular wall is characterized by …

… Subpleural nodes and pleural thickness > 3 mm were observed in 55% and 95% of ILD
patients compared to 17% and 12.5% of patients without ILD. In another study of 16 SSc and 21 …

… M Matucci Cerinic, … (0.5) for lSSc; (c) Δ-cardiopulmonary (2.0), Δ-skin (2.0), ESR >30
mm/1st h (1.5), total skin score >20 (1.0), hypocomplementaemia (1.0), scleredema (0.5), digital …

Objective A patient-derived composite measure of the impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
the rheumatoid arthritis impact of disease (RAID) score, takes into account pain, functional …

OBJECTIVES: To determine if mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) can be considered
an independent clinical entity, to compare 3 different classification criteria for MCTD (…

… The acquisition parameters were as follows: sequential mode, 1 mm collimation and 10
mm interval, 180–260 mA average tube current (depending on the build of patient) and 120–140 …

… Pulmonary artery systolic or right ventricular systolic pressure > 40 mm Hg estimated by
Doppler echocardiogram, or mean pulmonary artery pressure > 25 mm Hg on right heart …

Objective: To evaluate the coagulative/fibrinolytic cascade and the circulating markers of the
endothelial injury in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Method: Plasma was obtained from 29 …

… The transverse diameter of induration was measured in millimeters 72 h later using the
ballpen method. TST induration was interpreted relative to risk in accordance with published …