Objective To investigate the value of serum antitissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies (IgA-TTG)
and IgA antiendomysial antibodies (IgA-EMA) in the diagnosis of coeliac disease in …

Survivors of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are at risk of developing persistent, sometimes
disabling symptoms of dyspnea and/or functional limitations despite adequate anticoagulant …

Aims Limited data exist on the risk of developing cardiac sarcoidosis ( CS ) and/or adverse
events in sarcoidosis patients. Using LV global longitudinal strain ( GLS ), an emerging …

Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by vascular
inflammation and fibrosis. Visceral involvement, including cardiac manifestations, can lead …

Objective. To evaluate the prevalence of anti–extractable nuclear antigen (anti-ENA)
antibodies in Dutch SSc patients and the predictive power of the combination of specific anti-ENA …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate prospectively whether the incidence of diagnosed celiac disease
(CD) is increasing in the Netherlands and whether the clinical presentation is changing. …

Guidelines recommend endosonography for mediastinal nodal staging in patients with
resectable nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We hypothesise that a systematic endobronchial …

Objectives (1) Hypothesis testing of the potency of rituximab (RTX) in preventing fibrotic
complications and (2) assessing acceptability and feasibility of RTX in early systemic sclerosis (…

Objectives To determine the outcomes, including number of medical interventions and
initiation of immunosuppressive treatment of a standardised, comprehensive, diagnostic care …

Background The Post-Pulmonary Embolism Syndrome (PPES) comprises heterogeneous
entities, including chronic thromboembolic disease with/without pulmonary hypertension (…