Publications by authors named "Fazia Amrouche"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) in detecting microvascular changes in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and its correlation with disease progression and organ damage.
- A cohort of 140 SSc patients was followed for three years, with NVC assessments conducted annually; significant changes were noted in 51% of patients, with loss of capillaries linked to disease progression and new digital ulcers.
- The research concluded that NVC is a valuable tool for monitoring SSc, as the loss of capillaries can serve as a reliable indicator of disease progression.
Objective: To study the mortality profile of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in France.
Methods: Data were collected between 2000 and 2011 from the French Epidemiological Center for the Medical Causes of Death database; all death certificates from adults that either mentioned RA as an underlying cause of death (UCD) or as an associated cause of death (ACD) were evaluated using multiple-cause-of-death analysis. The different causes of death and their frequency were reported, together with the ratio of observed/expected number of death (O/E ratio) to measure the strength of association between RA listed as an ACD and the corresponding UCD.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and disease perception in a large, international group of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Methods: We placed a standardized questionnaire on a website for patient access. Socio-demographic information, disease characteristics, and self-assessment questionnaires-the Short Form 36 (SF-36) and the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R)-were collected.