Publications by authors named "Agnieszka Grabowska-Jodkowska"
Article Synopsis
- Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex connective tissue disease that causes fibrosis in the skin and organs, impacting patients' quality of life in various ways.
- A study in Poland analyzed factors affecting quality of life in 231 SSc patients, using the SSc Quality of Life Questionnaire and considering variables like functional disability and anxiety.
- Results showed that both functional disability and anxiety significantly impacted quality of life, explaining a substantial portion of variance in disease severity, highlighting the need for targeted interventions.
Systemic lupus erythematosus: the influence of disease-related and classical risk factors on intima media thickness and prevalence of atherosclerotic plaques--a preliminary report. Beneficial effect of immunosuppressive treatment on carotid intima media thickness.
Bartłomiej Kisiel Robert Kruszewski Aleksandra Juszkiewicz Anna Raczkiewicz Artur Bachta Agnieszka Grabowska-Jodkowska
Acta Cardiol
April 2015
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers included 103 SLE patients and 95 control subjects, measuring IMT and screening for plaques in multiple arteries while correlating findings with various factors like age, gender, and SLE duration.
- * Results indicate strong associations between atherosclerosis and traditional cardiovascular risk factors, suggesting that continuous immunosuppressive treatment may improve IMT and reduce atherosclerosis risk in SLE patients.