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Observed values were correlated with clinical outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Thirty patients with SSc already receiving intravenous ILO (80 \u03bcg\/day) for 5 continuous days (every 3 mos) were recruited in the clinic. Fifteen patients continued such treatment (ILO group), while in 15 patients BOSE (125 mg twice\/day) was added (ILO + BOSE group) because of the onset of pulmonary arterial hypertension or digital ulcers (DU). The followup period was 4 years (T0\u2013T4). Every year the following were evaluated: absolute nailfold capillary number\/mm by nailfold videocapillaroscopy, FBP by laser Doppler flowmetry, DU incidence, DLCO, systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (sPAP), renal arterial resistive index, and other biomarkers. From T2 to T4, laser speckled contrast analysis was added. 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