Retinal microvascular dysfunction in systemic sclerosis
Our study shows a significant impairment of retinal microvascular function in patients with SSc. Because this association seems to be independent of CV risk and dependent on disease duration, retinal vessel analysis may have the potential to serve as a tool for risk assessment and prognosis.
Authors
- Frank Thomas Ruschitzka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-0596)
- Thomas Haider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3048-4662)
- Matthias P. Nägele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-6747)
- Konstantinos Bitos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2609-6330)
- Valentina A. Rossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9235-6597)
- Oliver Distler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0546-8310)
- Carina Mihai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8627-8817)
- Delia Nebunu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9226-4983)
- Isabella Sudano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8197-8892)
- Natallia Laptseva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6855-7768)
- Andreas J. Flammer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1373-0630)
Institutions
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microvascular Research
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mvr.2024.104780
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung