Bosentan fosters microvascular de-remodelling in systemic sclerosis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1723-1725

  Guiducci, S ^a   Bellando Randone, S ^a   Bruni, C ^a   Carnesecchi, G ^a   Maresta, A ^c   Iannone, F ^b   Lapadula, G ^b   Matucci Cerinic, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bosentan; Microvascular abnormalities; Nailfold videocapillaroscopy; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; ILOPROST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872114447     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-012-2074-5     Document Type: Article

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