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The Renal Resistive Index: A New Biomarker for the Follow-up of Vascular Modifications in Systemic Sclerosis
Antonietta Gigante, Cosimo Bruni, Gemma Lepri, Giulia Tesei, Vanessa Maestripieri, Serena Guiducci, Alberto Moggi-Pignone, Daniela Melchiorre, Maria Boddi, Silvia Bellando-Randone, Edoardo Rosato and Marco Matucci-Cerinic
The Journal of Rheumatology April 2020, jrheum.191101; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191101
Antonietta Gigante
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Cosimo Bruni
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Gemma Lepri
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Giulia Tesei
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Vanessa Maestripieri
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Serena Guiducci
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Alberto Moggi-Pignone
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Daniela Melchiorre
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Maria Boddi
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Silvia Bellando-Randone
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Edoardo Rosato
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
Marco Matucci-Cerinic
A. Gigante, MD, E. Rosato, MD, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; C. Bruni, MD, G. Lepri, MD, G. Tesei, MD, S. Guiducci, MD, D. Melchiorre, MD, S. Bellando-Randone, MD, M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Division of Rheumatology AOUC & Scleroderma Unit, Florence; V. Maestripieri, MD, M. Boddi, MD, Department Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Medicine, Division of General Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence; A. Moggi-Pignone, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Unit III, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Dr. A. Gigante and Dr. C. Bruni contributed equally to this manuscript. Dr. E. Rosato and Dr. M. Matucci-Cerinic contributed equally to study coordination. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Rosato, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università 37, 00185 Rome, Italy. Email: edoardo.rosato@uniroma1.it. Accepted for publication March 20, 2020.
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
The Renal Resistive Index: A New Biomarker for the Follow-up of Vascular Modifications in Systemic Sclerosis
Antonietta Gigante, Cosimo Bruni, Gemma Lepri, Giulia Tesei, Vanessa Maestripieri, Serena Guiducci, Alberto Moggi-Pignone, Daniela Melchiorre, Maria Boddi, Silvia Bellando-Randone, Edoardo Rosato, Marco Matucci-Cerinic
The Journal of Rheumatology Apr 2020, jrheum.191101; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.191101
The Renal Resistive Index: A New Biomarker for the Follow-up of Vascular Modifications in Systemic Sclerosis
Antonietta Gigante, Cosimo Bruni, Gemma Lepri, Giulia Tesei, Vanessa Maestripieri, Serena Guiducci, Alberto Moggi-Pignone, Daniela Melchiorre, Maria Boddi, Silvia Bellando-Randone, Edoardo Rosato, Marco Matucci-Cerinic
The Journal of Rheumatology Apr 2020, jrheum.191101; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.191101