Association Between Uric Acid and Worsening Peripheral Microangiopathy in Systemic Sclerosis

Association Between Uric Acid and Worsening Peripheral Microangiopathy in Systemic Sclerosis

Objective: The key element in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is microcirculatory changes in several vascular beds. Uric acid is associated with endothelial dysfunction and therefore, microvascular damage. The aim of this study was to examine the association between uric acid (UA) and p...

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Main Authors: Eleni Pagkopoulou, Stergios Soulaidopoulos, Eva Triantafyllidou, Afrodite Malliari, George D. Kitas, Alexandros Garyfallos, Theodoros Dimitroulas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
uric acid
nailfold video-capillaroscopy
microvasculopathy
systemic sclerosis
cardiovascular
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.806925/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.806925/full

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