Nailfold capillaroscopy in SSc: innocent bystander or promising biomarker for novel severe organ involvement/progression?

Amber Vanhaecke,Maurizio Cutolo,Oliver Distler,Valeria Riccieri,Yannick Allanore,Christopher P Denton, Eric Hachulla,Francesca Ingegnoli,Ellen Deschepper, Jérôme Avouac,Suzana Jordan, David Launay,Karin Melsens,Carmen Pizzorni,Alberto Sulli,Massimiliano Vasile,Ariane L Herrick,Vanessa Smith

Rheumatology (Oxford, England)（2022）

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Abstract

Our results suggest that NVC may be a promising biomarker in SSc, certainly warranting further investigation. Despite the participation of tertiary centres, which follow their patients in a standardized way, we were underpowered to detect associations with infrequent severe organ involvement/progression.

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EULAR Study Group on Microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases,EUSTAR,SSc,disease progression,microcirculation,nailfold videocapillaroscopy,organ involvement

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