Scleroderma Lung Disease
Histopathology of Lupus Nephrit ...
The spectrum of morphologic changes in lupus nephritis, either microscopic, ultrastructural, or immunohistological, closely reflects the great varie ...
Scleroderma Lung Disease
Pulmonary involvement is second in frequency only to esophageal involvement as a visceral complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and has surpassed ...
The Pathogenesis of Systemic Sc ...
Although infectiological stimuli, environmental factors and genotypic features are known to contribute to the initiation and perpetuation of systemi ...
Atopy Risk in Infants and Child ...
There are two main families of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), the n-6 and the n-3 families. It has been suggested that there is a causal relat ...
Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients ...
Anti-Ro/SSA antibodies are associated with neonatal lupus (congenital heart block (CHB), neonatal transient skin rash, hematological and hepatic abn ...
Rituximab Therapy in Lupus Neph ...
The complexity of the therapeutic approach in lupus nephritis (LN) is increased by the large number of patients who do not respond to first-line the ...
Scleroderma Renal Crisis: A Rar ...
Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is a major complication in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). It is characterized by malignant hypertension and ...
Advantages of Multiplex Proteom ...
Clinical multiplex diagnostic proteomics is the application of proteomic technologies to improve a patient’s clinical outcomes. The future holds imp ...
The Multi-faceted Influences of ...
Early studies of the immune system disclosed that, generally, females exhibit stronger responses to a variety of antigens than males. Perhaps as a r ...
Glomerular Antibodies in Lupus ...
Lupus nephritis (LN) remains the most common severe manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) characterized by the presence of autoantibod ...
Prolactin, Systemic Lupus Eryth ...
The predominant prevalence of autoimmune diseases in women of reproductive age has led to the investigation of the effects of sex hormones on immune ...
Diagnosis and Classification of ...
As the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is generally suggested by the presence of Raynaud’s phenomenon followed by typical skin thickening asso ...
Identification of European Alle ...
High fruit intakes are associated with significant health benefits but fruit allergy sufferers may be discouraged from eating fruit due to the sympt ...
Urinary Biomarkers in Lupus Nep ...
Renal involvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in the form of severe lupus nephritis is associated with a significant burden of mor ...
A Contemporary Update on Sclero ...
Systemic sclerosis is a rare disease which remains, by many aspects, an enigma and a therapeutic challenge for physicians. It is one of the last “au ...
Reproductive Immunology: a Focu ...
Reproductive immunology has attracted the attention of researchers interested in fertility and pregnancy as well as those interested in immunity and ...
Novel Challenges for the Allerg ...
The last years have witnessed novel findings with exciting developments in the field of allergy-related diseases including asthma, bronchial hyperre ...
The Persistent Challenge of Lup ...
Systemic lupus erythematosus has long been considered the prototypic autoimmune disease. Although the etiology remains enigmatic, there has been vig ...
Mortality due to myocardial inf ...
Background Previously, we had demonstrated that the World Cup Soccer 2006 provoked levels of emotional stress sufficient to increase the incidence o ...
Management of atrial fibrillati ...
Background In contrast to surveys in cardiologist settings, presentation and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in primary care patients is less ...
Is there an additional benefit ...
Background The role of serial NT-proBNP measurements in patients suffering from chronic systolic heart failure (CHF) who already receive individuall ...
Repair for active infective atr ...
Objectives We retrospectively compared early and longterm results of mitral (MV) and tricuspid valve (TV) repair in patients with isolated active in ...
Vitamin D deficiency is an inde ...
Both, anemia and vitamin D deficiency are prevalent in patients with heart failure. According to recent evidence, vitamin D may stimulate erythropoi ...
Diagnostic accuracy of NT-proBN ...
Background When heart failure and tachycardia occur simultaneously, a useful diagnostic tool for early discrimination of patients with benign tachyc ...
Novel desmoplakin mutation: juv ...
Two sons of a consanguineous marriage developed biventricular cardiomyopathy. One boy died of severe heart failure at the age of 6 years, the other ...