Research ArticleArticle
Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Systemic Sclerosis: A National Cohort Study of US Veterans
David Ying, Milena A. Gianfrancesco, Laura Trupin, Jinoos Yazdany, Eric L. Greidinger and Gabriela Schmajuk
The Journal of Rheumatology March 2019, jrheum.181311; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181311
David Ying
From the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco; Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, California; Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami; Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. This study was funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review grant (EG), the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH/NIAMS) K23 AR063770 (GS), and NIH/NIAMS P30 AR070155 (JY). This project was also supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH, through the University of California, San Francisco Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UCSF-CTSI grant number UL1 TR001872), and the Rosalind Russell/Ephraim Engleman Rheumatology Research Center. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the NIH, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the US government. D. Ying, MD, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; M.A. Gianfrancesco, PhD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; E.L. Greidinger, MD, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; G. Schmajuk, MD, MS, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco. E.L. Greidinger and G. Schmajuk contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. D. Ying, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 4150 Clement St., 111R, San Francisco, California 94121, USA. E-mail: David.Ying@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 27, 2019.
Milena A. Gianfrancesco
From the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco; Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, California; Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami; Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. This study was funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review grant (EG), the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH/NIAMS) K23 AR063770 (GS), and NIH/NIAMS P30 AR070155 (JY). This project was also supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH, through the University of California, San Francisco Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UCSF-CTSI grant number UL1 TR001872), and the Rosalind Russell/Ephraim Engleman Rheumatology Research Center. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the NIH, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the US government. D. Ying, MD, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; M.A. Gianfrancesco, PhD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; E.L. Greidinger, MD, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; G. Schmajuk, MD, MS, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco. E.L. Greidinger and G. Schmajuk contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. D. Ying, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 4150 Clement St., 111R, San Francisco, California 94121, USA. E-mail: David.Ying@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 27, 2019.
Laura Trupin
From the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco; Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, California; Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami; Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. This study was funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review grant (EG), the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH/NIAMS) K23 AR063770 (GS), and NIH/NIAMS P30 AR070155 (JY). This project was also supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH, through the University of California, San Francisco Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UCSF-CTSI grant number UL1 TR001872), and the Rosalind Russell/Ephraim Engleman Rheumatology Research Center. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the NIH, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the US government. D. Ying, MD, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; M.A. Gianfrancesco, PhD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; E.L. Greidinger, MD, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; G. Schmajuk, MD, MS, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco. E.L. Greidinger and G. Schmajuk contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. D. Ying, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 4150 Clement St., 111R, San Francisco, California 94121, USA. E-mail: David.Ying@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 27, 2019.
Jinoos Yazdany
From the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco; Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, California; Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami; Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. This study was funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review grant (EG), the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH/NIAMS) K23 AR063770 (GS), and NIH/NIAMS P30 AR070155 (JY). This project was also supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH, through the University of California, San Francisco Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UCSF-CTSI grant number UL1 TR001872), and the Rosalind Russell/Ephraim Engleman Rheumatology Research Center. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the NIH, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the US government. D. Ying, MD, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; M.A. Gianfrancesco, PhD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; E.L. Greidinger, MD, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; G. Schmajuk, MD, MS, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco. E.L. Greidinger and G. Schmajuk contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. D. Ying, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 4150 Clement St., 111R, San Francisco, California 94121, USA. E-mail: David.Ying@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 27, 2019.
Eric L. Greidinger
From the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco; Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, California; Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami; Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. This study was funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review grant (EG), the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH/NIAMS) K23 AR063770 (GS), and NIH/NIAMS P30 AR070155 (JY). This project was also supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH, through the University of California, San Francisco Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UCSF-CTSI grant number UL1 TR001872), and the Rosalind Russell/Ephraim Engleman Rheumatology Research Center. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the NIH, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the US government. D. Ying, MD, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; M.A. Gianfrancesco, PhD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; E.L. Greidinger, MD, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; G. Schmajuk, MD, MS, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco. E.L. Greidinger and G. Schmajuk contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. D. Ying, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 4150 Clement St., 111R, San Francisco, California 94121, USA. E-mail: David.Ying@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 27, 2019.
Gabriela Schmajuk
From the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco; Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, California; Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami; Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. This study was funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review grant (EG), the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH/NIAMS) K23 AR063770 (GS), and NIH/NIAMS P30 AR070155 (JY). This project was also supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH, through the University of California, San Francisco Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UCSF-CTSI grant number UL1 TR001872), and the Rosalind Russell/Ephraim Engleman Rheumatology Research Center. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the NIH, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the US government. D. Ying, MD, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; M.A. Gianfrancesco, PhD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco; E.L. Greidinger, MD, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; G. Schmajuk, MD, MS, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco. E.L. Greidinger and G. Schmajuk contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. D. Ying, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 4150 Clement St., 111R, San Francisco, California 94121, USA. E-mail: David.Ying@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 27, 2019.
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