Table 2.

Mean score (range 0–3 ± SD) for the single nailfold videocapillaroscopy morphological markers during followup in the 2 groups of patients with SSc.

	Time, yrs				p (T0 vs T3)
	T0	T1	T2	T3	p (T0 vs T3)
ILO group
Loss of capillaries	1.71 ± 0.70	1.86 ± 0.52	1.93 ± 0.46	2.00 ± 0.38	0.05
Giant capillaries	1.14 ± 0.83	1.29 ± 0.59	1.14 ± 0.64	0.93 ± 0.59	0.05
Microhemorrhages	0.86 ± 0.52	0.93 ± 0.46	0.93 ± 0.46	0.86 ± 0.52	NS
Ramifications	1.50 ± 0.91	1.64 ± 0.72	1.79 ± 0.56	1.71 ± 0.88	0.05
ILO+BOS group
Loss of capillaries	1.79 ± 0.89	1.79 ± 0.89	1.71 ± 0.88	1.43 ± 0.65	0.02
Giant capillaries	0.93 ± 0.73	1.00 ± 0.78	1.00 ± 0.78	0.71 ± 0.83	NS
Microhemorrhages	0.57 ± 0.65	0.50 ± 0.65	0.43 ± 0.65	0.36 ± 0.63	NS
Ramifications	1.21 ± 0.80	1.43 ± 0.51	1.79 ± 0.70	2.07 ± 0.83	0.003

ILO: iloprost; BOS: bosentan; T0: baseline; T1: 1 year; T2: 2 years; T3: 3 years; NS: nonsignificant.