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Optimized treatment algorithms for digital vasculopathy in SSc

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Early identification of secondary Raynaud phenomenon is essential to treat the underlying disease—most frequently systemic sclerosis (SSc). Integrated therapeutic approaches and monitoring systems that offer improved modalities of care feature in the new best practice recommendations for the treatment of digital vasculopathy in SSc.

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Figure 1: Integrated treatment recommendations for primary and secondary Raynaud phenomenon in patients with SSc.

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Cutolo, M., Sulli, A. Optimized treatment algorithms for digital vasculopathy in SSc. Nat Rev Rheumatol 11, 569–571 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2015.111

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