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Table 1 Disease characteristics of SSc population at the time of CMR evaluation

From: Silent myocarditis in systemic sclerosis detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance using Lake Louise criteria

Disease characteristics

dSSc (n = 62)

lSSc (n = 20)

Female/Male

55/7

17/3

Age (years)

43 ± 2

38 ± 4

Disease duration (months)

5 ± 3

6 ± 1

Current smokers

5

1

Hypertension

8

1

Diabetes

3

0

Hyperlipidemia

6

0

Lung involvement

50

0

Raynaud phenomenon

58

1

Digital ulcers

45

0

Pulmonary hypertension

0

0

GI involvement

28

0

Arthritis

5

0

ESR, mm/h (normal 3–18)

10 ± 2

13 ± 5

CRP, mg/L (normal 2–8)

4 ± 2

2 ± 3

Cardiac troponin T (cTnT), ng/mL (normal 0.01 ± 0.03)

0.006 ± 0.007

0.008 ± 0.007

mRSS

20 ± 6

-

Anti-centromere antibodies, n (%)

0

12

Anti-topoisomerase 1 antibodies, n (%)

53

0

Calcium channel blockers

57

8

Methotrexate

15

0

Prednizolone

0

0

Azathioprine

3

0

Cloroquine

2

1

NSAID

18

3

  1. ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  2. CRP C-reactive protein
  3. Mrss Modified Rodnan skin score
  4. NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug