2012
Prevalence, prognosis, and factors associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in systemic sclerosis.
Hinchcliff M, Desai CS, Varga J, Shah SJ. Prevalence, prognosis, and factors associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in systemic sclerosis. Clinical And Experimental Rheumatology 2012, 30: s30-7. PMID: 22338601, PMCID: PMC3507505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChicagoChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDiastoleEchocardiography, DopplerFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrevalencePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsScleroderma, SystemicSystoleTime FactorsVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLV diastolic dysfunctionLeft ventricular diastolic dysfunctionVentricular diastolic dysfunctionDiastolic dysfunctionRisk of deathSystemic sclerosisDisease durationEarly mitral annular velocityMultivariable Cox regression analysisSSc disease durationTissue Doppler eLV systolic dysfunctionPulmonary function testsMitral annular velocityCoronary artery diseaseCox regression analysisMultivariable linear regressionSystemic hypertensionSystolic dysfunctionClinical characteristicsDoppler EImpaired relaxationArtery diseaseClinical factorsConsecutive patientsImatinib mesylate causes genome-wide transcriptional changes in systemic sclerosis fibroblasts in vitro.
Hinchcliff M, Huang CC, Ishida W, Fang F, Lee J, Jafari N, Wilkes M, Bhattacharyya S, Leof E, Varga J. Imatinib mesylate causes genome-wide transcriptional changes in systemic sclerosis fibroblasts in vitro. Clinical And Experimental Rheumatology 2012, 30: s86-96. PMID: 22691216, PMCID: PMC3860597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzamidesBiopsyCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedFibroblastsFibrosisGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansImatinib MesylateMiceMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphorylationPiperazinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-ablPyrimidinesScleroderma, SystemicSignal TransductionSkinTime FactorsTranscription, GeneticTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsSystemic sclerosisSSc fibroblastsSkin biopsiesInternal organ fibrosisHeterogeneous multifactorial diseaseControl fibroblastsControl skin biopsiesFibrotic gene expressionSystemic sclerosis fibroblastsC-AblProgressive skinAntifibrotic effectsImatinib mesylateHealthy controlsCardiovascular diseaseGene expressionHealthy subjectsFibrotic responseCholesterol metabolismOrgan fibrosisC-Abl activationMultifactorial diseaseTreatment resultsTissue levelsFibrosis
2011
Validity of two new patient‐reported outcome measures in systemic sclerosis: Patient‐reported outcomes measurement information system 29‐item health profile and functional assessment of chronic illness therapy–dyspnea short form
Hinchcliff M, Beaumont JL, Thavarajah K, Varga J, Chung A, Podlusky S, Carns M, Chang RW, Cella D. Validity of two new patient‐reported outcome measures in systemic sclerosis: Patient‐reported outcomes measurement information system 29‐item health profile and functional assessment of chronic illness therapy–dyspnea short form. Arthritis Care & Research 2011, 63: 1620-1628. PMID: 22034123, PMCID: PMC3205420, DOI: 10.1002/acr.20591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAgedChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDyspneaFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMichiganMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRegistriesReproducibility of ResultsScleroderma, SystemicSelf ReportSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsOutcomes Measurement Information SystemComposite severity scoreMeasurement Information SystemSeverity scorePRO instrumentsPROMIS-29SSc patientsHealth profileFunctional assessmentHealth statusPatient-reported outcome measuresPatient-reported outcome instrumentsRaynaud's phenomenon symptomsSSc disease durationSystemic sclerosis trialMean patient ageNew patient-reported outcome measurePatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemPhysical functioning scoresCross-sectional studyDisease severity scoreShort formNew PRO instrumentComplicated scoring systemsDisease duration