Subclinical microvascular changes in ANCA-vasculitides: the role of optical coherence tomography angiography and nailfold capillaroscopy in the detection of disease-related damage.

Paola TriggianeseA D'AntonioC NesiB KroeglerM Di MarinoP ConigliaroS ModicaE GrecoC NucciA BergaminiM S ChimentiM Cesareo

Published in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2023)

Subclinical microvascular retinal changes occur in patients with AAV and correlate with the disease-related damage. In this context, the OCT-A can represent a useful tool in the early detection of vascular damage. AAV patients present microvascular abnormalities at NVC, whose clinical relevance requires further studies.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
optical coherence tomography
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
diabetic retinopathy
systemic sclerosis
gene therapy
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
loop mediated isothermal amplification
case control