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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Clinical Biochemistry

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  • Systemic sclerosis is a complex autoimmune disease with significant cardiovascular implications.
  • Lipoprotein abnormalities are increasingly recognized as contributing factors to atherosclerosis in chronic inflammatory conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the lipoprotein profile in patients with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (LcSSc).
  • To assess the association between lipid levels and clinical/serological markers in LcSSc.

Main Methods:

  • Fasting lipid profiles were analyzed in 24 female LcSSc patients and 24 healthy controls.
  • Lipoprotein risk levels were determined using National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guidelines.
  • Statistical analysis compared lipid levels between patients and controls, and correlated them with clinical variables.

Main Results:

  • LcSSc patients showed significantly lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and total cholesterol levels compared to controls.
  • Lower HDL levels were associated with the presence of anti-centromere antibodies (ACA) and pulmonary hypertension (PH).
  • A higher percentage of LcSSc patients (41.6%) had risk-level HDL compared to controls (8.3%).

Conclusions:

  • LcSSc patients possess an adverse lipid profile, characterized by low HDL cholesterol, which is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) in women.
  • The findings suggest a potential link between LcSSc, particularly ACA-positive cases, and increased cardiovascular risk due to dyslipidemia.
  • Further epidemiological studies are warranted to confirm the relevance of these lipid alterations in atherosclerosis development within the LcSSc population.