Myocardial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance is associated with vascular endothelial growth factor expression

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2019 Jul-Aug;37 Suppl 119(4):158. Epub 2019 Jul 22.

Authors

Antonietta Gigante¹, Nicola Galea², Maria Ludovica Gasperini¹, Luca Guarnera¹, Iacopo Carbone³, Edoardo Rosato⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
² Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, I.C.O.T. Hospital, Latina, Italy.
⁴ Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. [email protected].

PMID: 31376266

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Fibrosis
Heart
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods*
Myocardium
Scleroderma, Systemic* / metabolism
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A* / metabolism

Substances

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A