title: [Intrarenal hemodynamics in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study intrarenal hemodynamics (IRHD) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and sclerodermia systematical (SS).
  
  
  METHODS
  IRHD was studied in 30(28 females and 2 males) and 25(22 females and 3 males) patients with SLE and SS, respectively, and mean duration of the disease 5.6 +/- 0.5 and 7.5 +/- 1.2 years, respectively. Lupus nephritis was diagnosed in 21(70%), sclerodermic nephropathy in 10(40%) patients. Patients with chronic renal failure were not included. IRHD was investigated using protein loading which provided the index of functional renal reserve (FRR).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Impaired IRHD was detected in 21(70%) patients with SLE. 19 patients had lupus nephritis. FRR depletion was found also in 2 patients free of lupus nephritis symptoms. 10 of them (8 with active nephritis and 2 with intact kidneys) had arterial hypertension. FRR depletion was found also in 12(48%) of SS patients. 7 of them had sclerodermic renal lesions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Impaired IRHD was encountered frequently both in SLE and SS patients and can develop in the absence of renal affection symptoms.
authors: O V
authors: OV
authors: Bugrova
authors: N E
authors: NE
authors: Kishkina
authors: I V
authors: IV
authors: Aksenov
authors: V V
authors: VV
authors: Bagirova
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology