03976nam 2200997z- 450 991056648630332120231214132948.0(CKB)5680000000037516(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/80940(EXLCZ)99568000000003751620202205d2022 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRheumatic Diseases: Pathophysiology, Targeted Therapy, Focus on Vascular and Pulmonary ManifestationsBaselMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20221 electronic resource (178 p.)3-0365-3641-8 3-0365-3642-6 This e-book summarises the latest advances in the rheumatic diseases with a focus on the recent efforts of vascular and pulmonary manifestations and anticipate the new and future directions of these research topic. Rheumatic diseases represent a heterogeneous group of severe autoimmune disorders. The present Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the complexity of vascular and pulmonary manifestations of rheumatologic diseases and helps in knowledge to manage them. The eleven published articles here collected underline the complexity of rheumatic diseases and the difficult to treated them. The manuscripts provide an overview of the pathophysiology and current treatment regimes of these disorders, highlighting tools which assist with diagnosis, risk stratification and therapy. Finally, we underline the importance of a multidisciplinary team working using the skills of clinicians, radiologists, and pathologists.Rheumatic DiseasesMedicinebicsscPharmacologybicsscsystemic sclerosissclerodermainterstitial lung diseasepulmonary function testshigh-resolution computed tomographyrheumaticpulmonary arterial hypertensiontargeted therapysystemic lupus erythematosusairway diseaseshrinking lung syndromediffuse alveolar hemorrhagepleurisyinfectioncardiopulmonary exercise testingosteopontinconnective tissue diseasespulmonary involvementmicrovascular involvementnailfold capillaroscopyrheumatoid arthritisinterstitial lung diseasesCX3CL1/fractalkineCX3CR1M1 macrophageM2 macrophageSKG miceheart failure3D-echocardiographyventricular functionoutcomeventricular-arterial couplingantifibrotic agentsCOVID-19IPFprogressive fibrosing ILDUIPpharmacological interactionsfibromyalgiagastrointestinal symptomsprobioticVSL#3®efficacytolerabilitypolymyalgia rheumaticavagus nerve stimulationinflammatory responsePMRt-vnsMedicinePharmacologyRuaro Barbaraedt1322436Salton FrancescoedtConfalonieri PaolaedtRuaro BarbaraothSalton FrancescoothConfalonieri PaolaothBOOK9910566486303321Rheumatic Diseases: Pathophysiology, Targeted Therapy, Focus on Vascular and Pulmonary Manifestations3035001UNINA