[Arterial rigidity in patients with systemic scleroderma with or without pulmonary hypertension].
Arterial rigidity was measured in 34 in patients aged above 40 yr with systemic scleroderma with or without pulmonary hypertension. Exclusion criteria were signs of coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis of peripheral vessels and other severe chronic diseases in the phase of exacerbation. Control group included 28 healthy age and sex-matched volunteers. It was shown that systemic scleroderma was associated with abnormal mechanical properties of arterial vasculature especially well apparent in case of pulmonary hypertension.
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D000328:Adult; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*