title: Autonomic dysfunction in patients with systemic sclerosis: correlation with intrarenal arterial stiffness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Electronic address: antonietta_gigante@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gigante
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit-Scleroderma Center, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosato
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liberatori
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barbano
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cianci
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gasperini
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sardo
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit-Scleroderma Center, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Marra
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amoroso
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit-Scleroderma Center, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salsano
authors.affiliation: U.O.C Geriatria e Medicina, COB, Viterbo, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiorentini
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tubani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000639:trends; D059289:Vascular Stiffness / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Autonomic system; Heart rate variability; Renal resistive index; Systemic sclerosis