To achieve this, we cover several key topics including normal exercise physiology; skeletal muscle dysfunction in PAH with a focus on vascular, morphological, and mitochondrial abnormalities; skeletal ...

THE relation between the thyroid gland and rheumatic disorders has long excited interest. 1–7 In particular, an association between some of the connective-tissue diseases and Hashimoto's ...

Connective tissue diseases are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders that affect any of the body's connective tissues. These disorders can be inherited or acquired, and can present with a ...

Abstract: Objective: Studies have shown marked sex disparities in Coronary Artery Diseases (CAD) epidemiology, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We explored the coronary anatomy and the ...

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Background: Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) with a range of clinical manifestations ... blood lymphocyte subsets and CD4 + T cell subsets were examined using flow cytometry, and serum cytokine ...

Objectives To investigate short-term prognosis and prognostic factors for connective tissue disease-associated pneumocystis pneumonia (CTD-PCP) using the Japanese nationwide diagnosis procedure ...

Objectives Autoimmune connective tissue diseases (ACTDs) commonly involve the shoulder joint; however, clinical epidemiological studies investigating their association with tendons are scant. Rotator ...

Results Data were collected from 991 546 participants. The risk of cardiovascular disease was increased in systemic connective tissue disorders (model 1: HR=1.38 (95% CI 1.21 to 1.57) and model 2: ...

Here, we present a prospectively planned analysis of the safety and efficacy of riociguat in the subgroup of patients with PAH associated with connective tissue disease (PAH-CTD). Methods Patients ...

The disease mainly affects children under 5 years old, but anyone who is unvaccinated is susceptible if exposed. In the 19th and 20th centuries, frequent polio outbreaks made it one of the most ...