Gastric antral vascular ectasia and its clinical correlates in patients with early diffuse systemic sclerosis in the SCOT trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the prevalence and clinical correlates of endoscopic gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE; "watermelon stomach") in early diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc).

Methods

Subjects with early, diffuse SSc and evidence of specific internal organ involvement were considered for the Scleroderma: Cyclophosphamide Or Transplant (SCOT) trial. In the screening procedures, all patients underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Patients were then categorized into those with or without endoscopic evidence of GAVE. Demographic data, clinical disease characteristics, and autoantibody data were compared using Pearson chi-square or Student t tests.

Results

Twenty-three of 103 (22.3%) individuals were found to have GAVE on endoscopy. Although not statistically signi

SUBMITTER: Hung EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3652008 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature