Publications by authors named "Boris Kisluk"

Objectives: Traditional cardiovascular risk (CVR) stratification does not consider CVR enhancers (CVRE). Women present under-recognized CVRE factors that may lead to arterial stiffness (AS). AS is associated with long-term cardiovascular disease.

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Objective: The objective of this study was to analyse the clinico-serological and histological phenotypes of patients with SSc with associated myopathy.

Methods: From November 2002 to September 2020, 52 patients with SSc underwent a muscle biopsy for suspected myopathy. We established two subgroups according to the histological findings based on the presence of isolated fibrosis or fibrosis together with significant inflammation.

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Introduction/objectives: To describe clinical features in patients with inflammatory myopathies (IMs) from the Argentine Registry of Inflammatory Myopathies, and their relationship with myositis-specific antibodies (MSAs).

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 360 adult patients with dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), and inclusion body myositis. Demographics, clinical, and serological characteristics were retrospectively recorded (2016-2019).

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