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Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Prevents Sudden Cardiac Death in Systemic Sclerosis by BERNARDO, Pasquale, LETIZIA CONFORTI, Maria, MATUCCI-CERINIC, Marco, BELLANDO-RANDONE, Silvia, PIERAGNOLI, Paolo, BLAGOJEVIC, Jelena, KALOUDI, Olga, GUIDUCCI, Serena, PORTA, Francesco, PADELETTI, Luigi, FRANCO GENSINI, Gian

“…Cardiac involvement means a poor prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Conduction defects and arrhythmias are frequent in patients with SSc, and may result in…”
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Lung ultrasound for the screening of interstitial lung disease in very early systemic sclerosis by Barskova, Tatiana, Gargani, Luna, Guiducci, Serena, Randone, Silvia Bellando, Bruni, Cosimo, Carnesecchi, Giulia, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Porta, Francesco, Pignone, Alberto, Caramella, Davide, Picano, Eugenio, Cerinic, Marco Matucci

“…A high percentage of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) develop interstitial lung disease (ILD) during the course of the disease. Promising data have…”
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Increased serum levels and tissue expression of matrix metalloproteinase-12 in patients with systemic sclerosis: correlation with severity of skin and pulmonary fibrosis and vascular damage by Manetti, Mirko, Guiducci, Serena, Romano, Eloisa, Bellando-Randone, Silvia, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Ibba-Manneschi, Lidia, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco

“…To determine serum concentrations and tissue expression of matrix metalloproteinase-12 (MMP-12) and their correlation with clinical features in patients with…”
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Exercise Doppler Echocardiography Identifies Preclinic Asymptomatic Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis by PIGNONE, ALBERTO, MORI, FABIO, PIERI, FRANCESCO, ODDO, ANDREA, GALEOTA, GIANNA, FIORI, GINEVRA, DEL ROSSO, ANGELA, PERFETTO, FEDERICO, BECUCCI, AURELIANO, LIVI, RICCARDO, TEMPESTINI, ALESSIO, BENVENUTI, CHIARA, GRAMIGNA, LEONARDO, FEDI, ROBERTO, GENERINI, SERGIO, MINELLI, MARTINA, CINELLI, MARINA, GUIDUCCI, SERENA, ARCANGELI, CHIARA, LETIZIA CONFORTI, MARIA, BERNARDO, PASQUALE, CERINIC, MARCO MATUCCI

“…:  In systemic sclerosis (SSc), the involvement of the interstitium or vascular system of the lung may lead to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). PAH is…”
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Seronegative enthesoarthritis as the first presentation of the atrial myxoma by Francesco, Bonomi, Martina, Orlandi, Maria Letizia, Conforti, Serena, Guiducci, Cerinic Marco, Matucci

“…Atrial myxoma (AM) is the most common primary cardiac tumor. Its clinical presentation can be highly heterogeneous and can be characterized by many…”
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The IL1-like cytokine IL33 and its receptor ST2 are abnormally expressed in the affected skin and visceral organs of patients with systemic sclerosis by Manetti, Mirko, Ibba-Manneschi, Lidia, Liakouli, Vasiliki, Guiducci, Serena, Milia, Anna Franca, Benelli, Gemma, Marrelli, Alessandra, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Romano, Eloisa, Giacomelli, Roberto, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco, Cipriani, Paola

“…Early endothelial cell (EC) activation/damage and profibrotic Th2-associated cytokines play a pivotal role in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Interleukin 33 (IL33)…”
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High frequency ultrasound measurement of digital dermal thickness in systemic sclerosis by Kaloudi, Olga, Bandinelli, Francesca, Filippucci, Emilio, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Miniati, Irene, Guiducci, Serena, Porta, Francesco, Candelieri, Antonio, Conforti, Domenico, Grassiri, Genesio, Grassi, Walter, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco

“…Currently, assessment of dermal thickness in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is performed by palpation and assessment using the modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS). To…”
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Digital ulcers in scleroderma: staging, characteristics and sub-setting through observation of 1614 digital lesions by Amanzi, Laura, Braschi, Francesca, Fiori, Ginevra, Galluccio, Felice, Miniati, Irene, Guiducci, Serena, Conforti, Maria-Letizia, Kaloudi, Olga, Nacci, Francesca, Sacu, Oana, Candelieri, Antonio, Pignone, Alberto, Rasero, Laura, Conforti, Domenico, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco

“…Objective. To evaluate in SSc, the frequency of digital lesions and the morphology, characteristics, natural course and time to healing of 1614 digital ulcers…”
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Flow-Mediated Vasodilation and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Systemic Sclerosis by BARTOLI, FRANCESCA, BLAGOJEVIC, JELENA, BACCI, MARZIA, FIORI, GINEVRA, TEMPESTINI, ALESSIO, CONFORTI, MARIA LETIZIA, GUIDUCCI, SERENA, MINIATI, IRENE, DI CHICCO, MAURO, DEL ROSSO, ANGELA, PERFETTO, FEDERICO, CASTELLANI, SERGIO, PIGNONE, ALBERTO, CERINIC, MARCO MATUCCI

“…:  Increased evidence suggests an accelerated macrovascular disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Brachial artery flow‐mediated vasodilation (FMD) and carotid…”
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Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells from early diffuse systemic sclerosis exhibit a paracrine machinery and stimulate angiogenesis in vitro by Guiducci, Serena, Manetti, Mirko, Romano, Eloisa, Mazzanti, Benedetta, Ceccarelli, Claudia, Dal Pozzo, Simone, Milia, Anna Franca, Bellando-Randone, Silvia, Fiori, Ginevra, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Saccardi, Riccardo, Ibba-Manneschi, Lidia, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco

“…To characterise bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) for the expression of factors implicated in MSC…”
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Transitional connective tissue diseases: description of four cases by Susanna, Cappelli, Philippe, Guilpain, Silvia, Bellando-Randone, Ginevra, Fiori, Francesca, Bartoli, Jelena, Blagojevic, Francesca, Nacci, Letizia, Conforti Maria, Francesca, Braschi, Loic, Guillevin, Marco, Matucci-Cerinic

“…The term overlap syndromes (OS) is used to define a group of disorders characterized by the presence, in the same patient, of clinical features typical for…”
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals central neuroaxonal impairment in systemic sclerosis by BERTINOTTI, Luca, MORTILLA, Marzia, CONFORTI, Maria Letizia, COLANGELO, Nicola, NACCI, Francesca, DEL ROSSO, Angela, FONDA, Claudio, CASALE, Roberto, MATUCCI-CERINIC, Marco, PIGNONE, Alberto

“…OBJECTIVE:. Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is rare. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) assesses in…”
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Overexpression of VEGF165b, an Inhibitory Splice Variant of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Leads to Insufficient Angiogenesis in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis by Manetti, Mirko, Guiducci, Serena, Romano, Eloisa, Ceccarelli, Claudia, Bellando-Randone, Silvia, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Ibba-Manneschi, Lidia, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco

“…RATIONALE:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by widespread microangiopathy, fibrosis, and autoimmunity. Despite the lack of angiogenesis, the expression…”
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Increased plasma levels of the VEGF165b splice variant are associated with the severity of nailfold capillary loss in systemic sclerosis by Manetti, Mirko, Guiducci, Serena, Romano, Eloisa, Bellando-Randone, Silvia, Lepri, Gemma, Bruni, Cosimo, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Ibba-Manneschi, Lidia, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco

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The positive side of the coin: Sars-Cov-2 pandemic has taught us how much Telemedicine is useful as standard of care procedure in real life by El Aoufy, Khadija, Melis, Maria Ramona, Bellando Randone, Silvia, Blagojevic, Jelena, Bartoli, Francesca, Fiori, Ginevra, Nacci, Francesca, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Cometi, Laura, Bruni, Cosimo, Orlandi, Martina, Moggi-Pignone, Alberto, Rasero, Laura, Guiducci, Serena, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco

“…Patients and health workers were at high risk of infection during the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic lockdown. For this reason, other medical and clinical approaches such…”
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Increased circulating levels of interleukin 33 in systemic sclerosis correlate with early disease stage and microvascular involvement by Manetti, Mirko, Guiducci, Serena, Ceccarelli, Claudia, Romano, Eloisa, Bellando-Randone, Silvia, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Ibba-Manneschi, Lidia, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco

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Differential expression of junctional adhesion molecules in different stages of systemic sclerosis by Manetti, Mirko, Guiducci, Serena, Romano, Eloisa, Rosa, Irene, Ceccarelli, Claudia, Mello, Tommaso, Milia, Anna Franca, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Ibba‐Manneschi, Lidia, Matucci‐Cerinic, Marco

“…Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by early perivascular inflammation, microvascular endothelial cell (MVEC) activation/damage, and defective…”
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Lung CT densitometry in systemic sclerosis: correlation with lung function, exercise testing, and quality of life by Camiciottoli, Gianna, Orlandi, Ilaria, Bartolucci, Maurizio, Meoni, Eleonora, Nacci, Francesca, Diciotti, Stefano, Barcaroli, Chiara, Conforti, Maria Letizia, Pistolesi, Massimo, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco, Mascalchi, Mario

“…To ascertain if analysis of lung density histograms in thin-section CT was more reproducible than visual assessment of lung changes in systemic sclerosis…”
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Early detection of myocardial and pulmonary oedema with MRI in an asymptomatic systemic sclerosis patient: successful recovery with pulse steroid by Pingitore, Alessandro, Guiducci, Serena, Conforti, Maria Letizia, De Marchi, Daniele, Gargani, Luna, Moggi-Pignone, Alberto, Randone, Silvia Bellando, Lombardi, Massimo, Picano, Eugenio, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco

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Early Atherosclerosis and Autoantibodies to Heat-Shock Proteins and Oxidized LDL in Systemic Sclerosis by SHERER, YANIV, CERINIC, MARCO MATUCCI, BARTOLI, FRANCESCA, BLAGOJEVIC, JELENA, CONFORTI, MARIA LETIZIA, GILBURD, BORIS, EHRENFELD, MICHAEL, SHOENFELD, YEHUDA

“…:  Autoimmune diseases are characterized by enhanced atherosclerosis. Humoral immune responses to mycobacterial HSP‐65, human HSP‐60, and to oxLDL have been…”
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