Wendy Stevens

Disease specific determinants of cardiopulmonary fitness in systemic sclerosis.

Laura Ross, Benedict Costello, Anniina Lindqvist, Dylan Hansen, Zoe Brown, Wendy Stevens, Andrew Burns, David Prior, Marcus Pianta, Warren Perera, André La Gerche, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2023  |  Semin Arthritis Rheum

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to quantify the burden of exercise intolerance in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and explore the disease features t..

Complement component C4 structural variation and quantitative traits contribute to sex-biased vulnerability in systemic sclerosis.

Martin Kerick, Marialbert Acosta-Herrera, Carmen Pilar Simeón-Aznar, José Luis Callejas, Shervin Assassi, undefined International SSc Group, Susanna M Proudman, Mandana Nikpour, undefined Australian Scleroderma Interest Group (ASIG), undefined PRECISESADS Clinical Consortium, Nicolas Hunzelmann, Gianluca Moroncini, Jeska K de Vries-Bouwstra, Gisela Orozco, Anne Barton, Ariane L Herrick, Chikashi Terao, Yannick Allanore, Carmen Fonseca, Marta Eugenia Alarcón-Riquelme, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  NPJ Genom Med

Copy number (CN) polymorphisms of complement C4 play distinct roles in many conditions, including immune-mediated diseases. We inv..

The clinical implications of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in systemic sclerosis.

Laura Ross, Shreeya Patel, Wendy Stevens, Andrew Burns, David Prior, Andre La Gerche, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2022  |  Clin Exp Rheumatol

OBJECTIVES: We sought to quantify the burden of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and heart failure with preserved eje..

47XXY and 47XXX in Scleroderma and Myositis.

R Hal Scofield, Valerie M Lewis, Joshua Cavitt, Biji T Kurien, Shervin Assassi, Javier Martin, Olga Gorlova, Peter Gregersen, Annette Lee, Lisa G Rider, Terrance O'Hanlon, Simon Rothwell, James Lilleker, undefined Myositis Genetics Consortium, Xiaoxi Liu, Yuta Kochi, Chikacshi Terao, Ann Igoe, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Janet Roddy, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  ACR Open Rheumatol

OBJECTIVE: We undertook this study to examine the X chromosome complement in participants with systemic sclerosis (SSc) as well as..

Gastric antral vascular ectasia in systemic sclerosis: a study of its epidemiology, disease characteristics and impact on survival.

Kathleen Morrisroe, Dylan Hansen, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Gene-Siew Ngian, Catherine Hill, Janet Roddy, Jennifer Walker, Susanna Proudman, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2022  |  Arthritis Res Ther

BACKGROUND: To describe the epidemiology, determinants and survival impact of gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) in systemic s..

Using magnetic resonance imaging to map the hidden burden of muscle involvement in systemic sclerosis

Laura Ross, Anniina Lindqvist, Benedict Costello, Dylan Hansen, Zoe Brown, Jessica A Day, Wendy Stevens, Andrew Burns, Warren Perera, Marcus Pianta, Andre La Gerche, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2022  |  ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY

BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle can be directly affected by systemic sclerosis (SSc); however, a significant burden of SSc-associated ..

Associations between the Composite Response Index in Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis (CRISS), survival and other disease measures.

Boyang Zheng, Mianbo Wang, Wendy Stevens, Susanna Proudman, Mandana Nikpour, Murray Baron, undefined Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, undefined Australian Scleroderma Interest Group

Journal article  |  2022  |  Semin Arthritis Rheum

OBJECTIVE: Diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) is a multifaceted disease for which the Composite Response Index in dcSSc ..

Myocardial fibrosis and arrhythmic burden in systemic sclerosis

Laura Ross, Benedict Costello, Zoe Brown, Dylan Hansen, Anniina Lindqvist, Wendy Stevens, Andrew Burns, David Prior, Mandana Nikpour, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2022  |  RHEUMATOLOGY

OBJECTIVES: Cardiac complications of SSc are a leading cause of SSc-associated death. Cardiac imaging for identifying substrate ab..

Contribution of HLA and KIR Alleles to Systemic Sclerosis Susceptibility and Immunological and Clinical Disease Subtypes.

Aimee L Hanson, Joanne Sahhar, Gene-Siew Ngian, Janet Roddy, Jennifer Walker, Wendy Stevens, Mandana Nikpour, Shervin Assassi, Susanna Proudman, Maureen D Mayes, Tony J Kenna, Matthew A Brown

Journal article  |  2022  |  Front Genet

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoinflammatory, fibrotic condition of unknown aetiology. The presence of detectable autoantibodie..

The emerging association between bronchiectasis and systemic sclerosis: assessing prevalence and potential causality.

Rosemary Smith, Megan Harrison, Kay-Vin Lam, Brendan Adler, Max Bulsara, Joanne Sahhar, Wendy Stevens, Susanna Proudman, Mandana Nikpour, Eli Gabbay

Journal article  |  2021  |  Intern Med J

BACKGROUND: Bronchiectasis has been observed in association with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Theorised aetiology includes aspiration..