Abbas Arjmand Shabestari,
Elham Mahmoudi,
Isa Khaheshi,
Maral Edalati,
Marjaneh Karimi,
Shahabeddin Gorji,
Sima Salimi,
Taraneh Faghihi Langroudi,
Background: Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease affecting connective tissues, (including epidermal, subepidermal, microvasculature, etc.), leading to various extent of end-organ damage. The leading cause of mortality among these patients is lung involvement. The cardiovascular events happen more frequently in patients suffering systemic scleroderma, comparing to healthy population. This...