Effects of rituximab therapy on elastic properties of vascular wall in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2014 Nov-Dec;32(6 Suppl 86):S-228. Epub 2014 Jan 30.

Authors

A L Maslyanskiy¹, S V Lapin, E P Kolesova, I N Penin, M D Cheshuina, E Feist, A O Konradi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Federal Almazov Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. [email protected].

PMID: 24480389

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / therapeutic use*
Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use*
Elasticity
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulse Wave Analysis
Rituximab
Scleroderma, Diffuse / drug therapy*
Scleroderma, Diffuse / physiopathology
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Stiffness*

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
Antirheumatic Agents
Rituximab