Table 1 |
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Patient demographics |
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Parameter |
Vasculopathy patients |
Control patients |
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Number of patients |
18 (17 females, 1 male) |
24 (21 females, 3 males) |
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Age (years) |
50.5 ± 14.3 |
46.8 ± 17.8 |
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Disease entities |
SLE (4), SSc (6), MCTD (8) |
SLE (21), SSc (2), MCTD (1) |
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Constrictive vasculopathies |
PAH (5); all patients had SSca; persistent digital ischemia (16) |
None |
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Data presented as n or mean ± standard deviation. PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; MCTD, mixed connective tissue disease; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; SSc, systemic sclerosis. aThree patients also had digital ulcers; of these, one patient had a history of scleroderma renal crisis. |
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Takahashi et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010 12:R85 doi:10.1186/ar3012 |
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