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## Abstract ## Objective Impairment of the microcirculation is a cardinal feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has improved the assessment of vascular lesions of the hand. The aim of this study was to evaluate vascular abnormalities in the hands of patients with SSc, using MRA. ## Methods Thirty‐eight patients with SSc were compared with 7 healthy subjects and 7 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Among patients with SSc, the mean ± SD age was 52 ± 14 years, the mean ± SD Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) score was 0.9 ± 0.8, and the mean ± SD systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) was 32.2 ± 8.4 mm Hg. Ten patients had a history of digital ulcers. The MRA protocol consisted of 4 successive acquisitions, each lasting 52 seconds, of 3‐dimensional coronal cross‐sectional images after gadolinium injection. The primary criteria were distality and quality of arterial opacification, avascular areas, and venous return. ## Results Thirty‐five of the patients with SSc (92%) had at least 1 true digital artery that did not reach the first phalanx at the initial arterial analysis, and 23 patients (61%) had ≥4 damaged arteries. Twenty‐eight patients (7

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Author

Y. Allanore; R. Seror; A. Chevrot; A. Kahan; J. L. Drapé

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0004-3591)

Published

2007

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)