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…cers (DUs) are a painful and disabling ischemic complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc), affecting up to 30% of patients and reflecting underlying vasc…

… VVDs are commonly used in SSc to treat digital ulcers (DU) and Raynaud’s phenomenon, we investigated the effectiveness of VVD on the primary preven…

…giectasia score and clinically relevant outcomes in SSc, namely pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease (ILD), digital ulcers, and mortality…

…DUs) are one of the most painful and disabling complications of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Nonetheless, good-quality interventional studies on SSc-DUs re…

…tial DU development to diagnosis, as some developed DU prior to SSc diagnosis. Most participants expressed the need for DU educatio…

…) and negatively with digital ulcers (OR 0.4; CI 0.2-0.7). Lung cancer was associated with disease duration (OR 1.04; CI 1-1.08), smok…

… presented lower LFTs parameters.Conclusions Our data show that TAs are associated with a more aggressive SSc phenotype from both a…

…a were available for 271 patients, 69 with Ve, 139 lc and 63 dc systemic sclerosis (SSc). Median (IQR) ScleroID scores were progressively higher i…

…ymptoms had worsened in the past winter. She was diagnosed with Raynaud’s phenomenon and referred to our rheumatology department. She had no history…