Systemic sclerosis & Raynaud's
Clinical and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with systemic sclerosis: an observational, multicentre study of GIRRCS (Gruppo Italiano di Ricerca in Reumatologia Clinica e Sperimentale)
Authors' conclusion
A higher prevalence of clinical and subclinical atherosclerosis was detected in SSc Italian patients and correlated with traditional and SSc-related risk factors.
Study context
- Population
- Systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients, 11 Italian tertiary rheumatology units (91.4% women; median age 61 years)
- Participants
- 613 patients11 Italian centres
- Outcome
- Prevalence of clinical and subclinical atherosclerosis
Methodological detailsobservational, multicentre
- Observational
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
History of clinical atherosclerosis
9.3%
Subclinical atherosclerosis (excluding those with clinical atherosclerosis)
37.1%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Clinical atherosclerosis events
- Stable/unstable angina
- 9
- MI
- 21
- HF
- 24
- Strokes
- 3
- Transient ischaemic attack
- 8
- Intermittent claudication
- 6
- Atrial thrombo-embolism
- 10
Original publication
Clinical and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with systemic sclerosis: an observational, multicentre study of GIRRCS (Gruppo Italiano di Ricerca in Reumatologia Clinica e Sperimentale). Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 14 August 2024. doi:10.
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