What is the latest research on scleroderma? Find out in this collection of recent MEDLINE abstracts compiled by the editors at Medscape Nurses. Acute and chronic renal diseases remain common ...

[125] Prostaglandin derivatives such as prostacyclin (epoprostenol) and iloprost are considered to be category B by the FDA and have been safely used in pregnancy and breastfeeding. [126 ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can be challenging for healthcare professionals to diagnose because of its vague symptoms, such as fatigue and shortness of breath. These symptoms, which may be mild ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening clinical syndrome characterized by multiorgan dysfunction caused by a dysregulated or over-reactive host response to infection. During sepsis, the coagulation cascade is ...

The aim was to update the 2009 European League against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc), with attention to new therapeutic questions. Update of the ...

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) lacks community prevalence and outcome data. Objective To characterise minimum ‘indicative’ prevalences and mortality data for all forms of PHT in a selected ...

Objective To assess the effect of sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, on digital ulcer (DU) healing in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Randomised, placebo-controlled study in patients ...