Background Our aim was to compare three‐dimensional (3D) and 2D and 3D speckle‐tracking
(2D‐ STE , 3D‐ STE ) echocardiographic parameters with conventional right ventricular ( …

Lymphoproliferative disease of granular lymphocytes (LDGL) is a recently recognized,
relatively rare atypical lymphocytosis characterized by the presence of over 2000 lymphocytes …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate, in a pilot study, the efficacy of a short term cyclophosphamide (CYC)
pulse regimen on alveolitis in a cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). …

Objective To assess fetal and maternal outcomes in women with systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Methods Prospectively collected data on 99 women with SSc from 25 Italian centers were …

… Maria Giovanna Danieli, MD, PhD; Paolo Fraticelli, MD; Franco Franceschini, MD;
Roberto Cattaneo, MD, Associate Professor; Alessandro Farsi, MD; Angelo Passaleva, MD …

… ROSATO and F. SALSANO … University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome,
Italy Tel: ++39 06 49972040; Fax: ++39 06 49972071 e-mail: felice.salsano@uniroma1.it …

Autoimmune disease therapy may be considered a puzzle under construction. Current
treatments for autoimmune diseases include physical therapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and tolerability of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in patients
with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) secondary to systemic sclerosis (scleroderma; SSc). …

Objective. To investigate capillary morphology and skin blood flow of dorsal hands by nailfold
videocapillaroscopy (NVC) and laser Doppler perfusion imaging (LDPI), respectively, in …

N-Acetylcysteine is useful in the short-term treatment of severe Raynaud's phenomenon
and digital ulcers (DU) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), but its long-term effects are …