Nailfold capillaroscopy in SSc: innocent bystander or promising biomarker for novel severe organ involvement/progression?
Amber VanhaeckeMaurizio CutoloOliver DistlerValeria RiccieriYannick AllanoreChristopher P DentonEric HachullaFrancesca IngegnoliEllen DeschepperJerome AvouacSuzana JordanDavid LaunayKarin MelsensCarmen PizzorniAlberto SulliMassimiliano VasileAriane L HerrickVanessa SmithPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
Our results suggest that NVC may be a promising biomarker in SSc, certainly warranting further investigation. Despite the participation of tertiary centres, which follow their patients in a standardized way, we were underpowered to detect associations with infrequent severe organ involvement/progression.