Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) frequently develop problems in the heart’s right ventricle. A new study from the Leiden University Medical…
Articles by Magdalena Kegel
A new model, produced by analyzing 10 different systemic sclerosis (SSc) gene expression data sets, showed that pulmonary fibrosis (PF) in SSc is…
A team of researchers from University College London and Actelion Pharmaceuticals showed that macitentan (Opsumit) can prevent pulmonary arterial hypertension…
Men with systemic sclerosis (SSc) who develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) tend to have poorer survival rates in  the first…
Patients with connective tissue disease or systemic sclerosis associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who are positive for anti-U1 RNP…
Analyzing data from a genome-wide association study (GWAS), a team led by researchers at the University of Texas McGovern…
The efficiency of adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction (ADSVF), or cells isolated from fat tissue, to treat ischemia and skin fibrosis…
A review into Wnt pathway signaling as a potential target for systemic sclerosis treatment is optimistic regarding the current status of research and…
A new study showed that systemic sclerosis patients with interstitial pneumonia (SSc-ILD) have elevated levels of defensins in their lungs. Defensins…
Pulmonary hypertension is a common co-morbidity of connective tissue diseases such as scleroderma, occurring in up to 40 percent of patients.