Objective: To evaluate the coagulative/fibrinolytic cascade and the circulating markers of the
endothelial injury in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Method: Plasma was obtained from 29 …

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… The fluid was then centrifuged at 500 g for 15 min at room temperature, and the recovered
cells were washed and counted; cytocentrifuged smears were stained with Wright’s stain for …

… for repeated measures followed by a multiple comparison Scheffe’s test to determine
differences between groups. The paired Student’s t-test was used for within-group comparisons …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) involves the microvascular system 54 and leads to fibroblast
activation and excessive production of collagen. The skin and the internal organs (lung, heart, …

Objective To assess the frequency of antiendothelial cell autoantibodies (AECAs) in a group
of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and possible associations with clinical and …

… where U s and P s are respectively the urinary and plasma concentrations of the substance
S and V is the urinary volume in ml/min. Creatinine and PAH clearances were used to …

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Objective To evaluate health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with systemic sclerosis
(SSc) using the Short Form 36 (SF‐36) and to correlate SF‐36 scores with clinical and …

Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP)[1] is characterized by repeated daily attacks of ischemia followed
by reperfusion at the acral level (hands, feet, tongue, nose) and internal organs [2, 3]. It …