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Prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with connective tissue diseases: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

Clinical Rheumatology, 2013
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive and life-threatening disease. Understanding of PAH prevalence remains limited, but PAH has been reported as a frequent complication in connective tissue diseases.
Jack Mardekian, Joseph Thomas, Kafi N. Sanders, Marko A. Mychaskiw, Xiaoqin Yang   +4 more
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Nailfold capillaroscopy in rheumatic connective tissue diseases [PDF]

Rheumatology
Capillaroscopy is a non-invasive examination used for imaging of capillary vessels of the papillary layer of the finger nailfold. It allows the detection of microcirculation disorders in systemic connective tissue diseases.
Ewa Wielosz, Natalia Siedlecka
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Cold intolerance and associated factors: a population study

Scientific Reports, 2022
Cold intolerance has been defined as a set of symptoms including pain, tingling, numbness, chills, stiffness, weakness, swelling or skin color changes on exposure to cold. Cold intolerance may have a profound effect on health-related quality of life.
Alireza Khabbazi, Rojin Farzaneh, Maryam Mahmoudi, Mohammad Shahi, Amirreza Jabbaripour Sarmadian, Elaheh Babapour, Leila Alizadeh, Raha Khabbazi, Masoud Nouri-Vaskeh   +8 more
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Combinations of scleroderma hallmark autoantibodies associate with distinct clinical phenotypes

Scientific Reports, 2022
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by the presence of SSc-specific or SSc-associated antibodies (SSc-Abs): anti-topoisomerase I (ATA), anti-centromere (ACA), anti-RNA polymerase III (ARA), anti-U3RNP (U3RNP), anti-U1RNP (U1RNP), anti-PmScl (PmScl),
Kristina E. N. Clark, Corrado Campochiaro, Lauren V. Host, Alper Sari, Jennifer Harvey, Christopher P. Denton, Voon H. Ong   +6 more
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Safety of liver function monitoring every 3 months in patients treated with low dose methotrexate [PDF]

Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, 2014
Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety of liver transaminases monitoring every 12 weeks in patients with inflammatory connective tissue disorders who aretreated with methotrexate (MTX). Methods: In a retrospective study, the
Alireza Khabbazi, Susan Kolahi, Saeed Dastgiri, Fathollah Ebrahimi, Mehrzad Hajialiloo, Mahshid Nazeri, Leila Nazeri, Arefe Salmasi, Sevda Gader, Shagayegh Bak Mohammadzadeh, Aisan Gasemi, Arezou Poormohammad   +11 more
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The prevalence and significance of anti-PM/Scl antibodies in systemic sclerosis

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2021
Introduction Anti-PM/Scl (a-PM/Scl) antibodies are found in different systemic autoimmune diseases such as polymyositis, dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis (SSc) and overlap syndromes. According to literature, they are detected in approx.
Ewa Wielosz, Magdalena Dryglewska, Maria Majdan   +2 more
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The pan-PPAR agonist lanifibranor reduces development of lung fibrosis and attenuates cardiorespiratory manifestations in a transgenic mouse model of systemic sclerosis

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2021
Background The TβRII∆k-fib transgenic (TG) mouse model of scleroderma replicates key fibrotic and vasculopathic complications of systemic sclerosis through fibroblast-directed upregulation of TGFβ signalling.
Emma Derrett-Smith, Kristina E. N. Clark, Xu Shiwen, David J. Abraham, Rachel K. Hoyles, Olivier Lacombe, Pierre Broqua, Jean Louis Junien, Irena Konstantinova, Voon H. Ong, Christopher P. Denton   +10 more
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Hypoparathyroidism as one of the initial presentations of systemic lupus erythematosus

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease and may be associated with many autoimmune conditions. Hypoparathyroidism is a rare disease. The leading cause of hypoparathyroidism is postsurgical hypoparathyroidism.
Leyla Gadakchi, Ali‐Asghar Ebrahimi, Vahideh Sadra, Mohammadreza Moslemi, Alireza Khabbazi   +4 more
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Axonal sensory‐motor polyneuropathy in ankylosing spondylitis: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message In ankylosing spondylitis cases, axonal‐type sensory‐motor polyneuropathy is a rare manifestation and should be considered an underlying etiology in patients with unexplained neuropathy.
Amirreza Khalaji, Susan Kolahi, Leyla Ghadakchi, Mehdi Jafarpour   +3 more
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Effect of Nigella sativa oil extracts on inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in Behcet’s disease: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial [PDF]

Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2020
Objective: Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent oral and genital aphthous ulcers, uveitis and skin lesions. Oxidative stress and inflammation have important role in the pathogenesis of BD.
Shahrzad Amizadeh, Nadereh Rashtchizadeh, Alireza Khabbazi, Amir Ghorbanihaghjo, Ali-Asghar Ebrahimi, Amir-Mansour Vatankhahc, Aida Malek Mahdavi, Mohsen Taghizadeh   +7 more
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