Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune connective tissue disease, which is characterised by
immune dysregulation and progressive fibrosis that typically affects the skin, with variable …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune connective
tissue disease characterized by chronic and progressive tissue and organ fibrosis with …

Morphological and functional analysis of the microcirculation are objective outcome
measures that are recommended for use in the presence of clinical signs of altered …

Nailfold capillaroscopy is a safe and well-established method for the assessment of
structural alterations of the microcirculation. It is a crucial tool in the investigation and …

The past 10 years have seen the publication of results from several multicentre clinical trials
in primary and systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related Raynaud phenomenon. The publication of …

Progress in rheumatology has been remarkable in the past 70 years, favourably affecting
quality of life for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Therapeutics have …

The essence of capillaroscopy is to examine, noninvasively and safely the morphology of
nailfold dermal papillary capillaries using a magnification system (microscopical lenses) …

The microvasculature presents a particular challenge in physiological measurement
because the vessel structure is spatially inhomogeneous and perfusion can exhibit high …

Objective To identify nailfold videocapillaroscopic features and other clinical risk factors for
new digital ulcers (DUs) during a 6‐month period in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) …

Objective The aims of this study were to obtain cross-sectional data on capillaroscopy in an
international multi-center cohort of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) and to investigate the frequency …