Increased intrarenal arterial stiffness may predict the occurrence of new digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1380-1385

  Rosato, Edoardo ^a   Barbano, Biagio ^a   Gigante, Antonietta ^a   Molinaro, Ilenia ^a   Quarta, Silvia ^a   Pisarri, Simonetta ^a   Amoroso, Antonio ^a   Cianci, Rosario ^a   Salsano, Felice ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; END DIASTOLIC VELOCITY; FEMALE; FINGER ULCER; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCREASED INTRARENAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; KIDNEY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK SYSTOLIC VELOCITY; PULSATILE INDEX; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESISTIVE INDEX; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN ULCER; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84906657143     PISSN: 2151464X     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.22309     Document Type: Article

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