TY - GEN AU - Ruaro,Barbara AU - Salton,Francesco AU - Confalonieri,Paola AU - Ruaro,Barbara AU - Salton,Francesco AU - Confalonieri,Paola TI - Rheumatic Diseases: Pathophysiology, Targeted Therapy, Focus on Vascular and Pulmonary Manifestations SN - books978-3-0365-3642-2 PY - 2022/// CY - Basel PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - Medicine KW - bicssc KW - Pharmacology KW - systemic sclerosis KW - scleroderma KW - interstitial lung disease KW - pulmonary function tests KW - high-resolution computed tomography KW - rheumatic KW - pulmonary arterial hypertension KW - targeted therapy KW - systemic lupus erythematosus KW - airway disease KW - shrinking lung syndrome KW - diffuse alveolar hemorrhage KW - pleurisy KW - infection KW - cardiopulmonary exercise testing KW - osteopontin KW - connective tissue diseases KW - pulmonary involvement KW - microvascular involvement KW - nailfold capillaroscopy KW - rheumatoid arthritis KW - interstitial lung diseases KW - CX3CL1/fractalkine KW - CX3CR1 KW - M1 macrophage KW - M2 macrophage KW - SKG mice KW - heart failure KW - 3D-echocardiography KW - ventricular function KW - outcome KW - ventricular-arterial coupling KW - antifibrotic agents KW - COVID-19 KW - IPF KW - progressive fibrosing ILD KW - UIP KW - pharmacological interactions KW - fibromyalgia KW - gastrointestinal symptoms KW - probiotic KW - VSL#3® KW - efficacy KW - tolerability KW - polymyalgia rheumatica KW - vagus nerve stimulation KW - inflammatory response KW - PMR KW - t-vns N1 - Open Access N2 - This e-book summarises the latest advances in the rheumatic diseases with a focus on the recent efforts of vascular and pulmonary manifestations and anticipate the new and future directions of these research topic. Rheumatic diseases represent a heterogeneous group of severe autoimmune disorders. The present Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the complexity of vascular and pulmonary manifestations of rheumatologic diseases and helps in knowledge to manage them. The eleven published articles here collected underline the complexity of rheumatic diseases and the difficult to treated them. The manuscripts provide an overview of the pathophysiology and current treatment regimes of these disorders, highlighting tools which assist with diagnosis, risk stratification and therapy. Finally, we underline the importance of a multidisciplinary team working using the skills of clinicians, radiologists, and pathologists UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/5278 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/80940 ER -