Introduction Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder
characterized by fibroproliferative vasculopathy, immunological abnormalities and progressive …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an orphan disease characterised by autoimmunity, fibrosis of the
skin and internal organs, and vasculopathy. SSc may be associated with high morbidity and …

Nailfold capillaroscopy is an easy, non-invasive technique to assess microvascular involvement
in rheumatic diseases. Multiple studies describe capillaroscopic changes in systemic …

Introduction Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) patients refractory to medical therapy and
intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) counterpulsation or in whom weaning from these therapies …

Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) improves
outcomes. The DETECT screening algorithm is recommended in a high-risk SSc subgroup. …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a lethal complication of different connective tissue
diseases such as systemic sclerosis, mixed connective tissue disease and systemic lupus …

Aims: The relationship between the predictive performance of the TIMI risk score for STEMI
and gender has not been evaluated in the setting of primary PCI (pPCI). Here, we compared …

… DE PAUW, ELLEN DESCHEPPER, YVES PIETTE, BARBARA RUARO, ALBERTO SULLI,
ELS VANDECASTEELE, KARIN MELSENS, FILIP DE KEYSER and MAURIZIO CUTOLO …

Objectives: Following results in open-label studies of rituximab in patients with systemic
sclerosis, a Belgian three-centre initiative was launched to explore safety and efficacy of …

Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) are
the leading causes of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although the six-minute walk test (…