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Researcher
Karin Melsens
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Results
2025
Endogenous lipoid pneumonia in adult autoinflammatory disease
Katrien Slabbynck
Jo Van Dorpe
Isabelle Peene
Karin Melsens
Cedric Bosteels
Rik Joos
Dirk Elewaut
Peggy Jacques
Hans Slabbynck
Gaëlle Varkas
A1
Journal Article
in
ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
2025
2023
Standardized nailfold capillaroscopy in children with rheumatic diseases : a worldwide study
Karin Melsens
Maurizio Cutolo
Dieneke Schonenberg-Meinema
Ivan Foeldvari
Maria C Leone
Yora Mostmans
Valérie Badot
Rolando Cimaz
Jo Dehoorne
Ellen Deschepper
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
RHEUMATOLOGY
2023
2022
High frequency ultrasonography : reliable tool to measure skin fibrosis in SSC? A systematic literature review and additional pilot study
Amber Vanhaecke
Maurizio Cutolo
Lise Heeman
Veronica Vilela
Ellen Deschepper
Karin Melsens
Vanessa Smith
A1
Journal Article
in
RHEUMATOLOGY
2022
Module 5 : microcirculation and capillaroscopy in different RMD's : the adults and the children
Francesca Ingegnoli
Marwin Guttierez
Valeria Riccieri
Karin Melsens
Lorenzo Cavagna
Vanessa Smith
Bookchapter
in
EULAR online course on microcirculation in rheumatic diseases
2022
Nailfold capillaroscopy in SSc : innocent bystander or promising biomarker for novel severe organ involvement/progression?
Amber Vanhaecke
M Cutolo
O Distler
V Riccieri
Y Allanore
CP Denton
E Hachulla
F Ingegnoli
Ellen Deschepper
J Avouac
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
RHEUMATOLOGY
2022
Nailfold videocapillaroscopy and serum vascular endothelial growth factor in probable COVID-19-induced chilblains : a cross-sectional study to assess microvascular impairment
Yora Mostmans
Vanessa Smith
Maurizio Cutolo
Karin Melsens
Salomé Battist
Asma Benslimane
Francis Corazza
Bertrand Richert
Olivier Michel
Athanassios Kolivras
A1
Journal Article
in
BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
2022
2021
Anticentromere antibody levels and isotypes and the development of systemic sclerosis
Nina M. Leeuwen
Maaike Boonstra
Jaap A. Bakker
Annette Grummels
Suzana Jordan
Sophie Liem
Oliver Distler
Anna‐Maria Hoffmann‐Vold
Karin Melsens
Vanessa Smith
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY
2021
Contributions to the assessment of systemic sclerosis and the merit of microcirculatory tools in rare connective tissue diseases
Karin Melsens
Vanessa Smith
Els Vandecasteele
Dissertation
2021
Incidence, prevalence and long-term progression of Goh algorithm rated interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis in two independent cohorts in flanders : a retrospective cohort study
Els Vandecasteele
Karin Melsens
Amber Vanhaecke
Daniel Blockmans
Carolien Bonroy
Charlotte Carton
Ellen Deschepper
Filip De Keyser
Frederic Houssiau
Yves Piette
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
2021
Reliable detection of subtypes of nailfold capillary haemorrhages in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
S. C. Bergkamp
D. Schonenberg-Meinema
A. Nassar-Sheikh Rashid
Karin Melsens
Amber Vanhaecke
M. J. H. Boumans
P. C. E. Hissink Muller
M. Cutolo
T. W. Kuijpers
J. M. van den Berg
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
2021
2020
Capillaroscopy in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus : a first systematic review
D. Schonenberg-Meinema
Karin Melsens
A. Nassar-Sheikh Rashid
M. Cutolo
T. W. Kuijpers
J. M. van den Berg
Vanessa Smith
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
2020
May capillaroscopy be a candidate tool in future algorithms for SSC-ILD: Are we looking for the holy grail? A systematic review
Vanessa Smith
Amber Vanhaecke
Miguel G. Guerra
Karin Melsens
Els Vandecasteele
Sabrina Paolino
Maurizio Cutolo
A1
Journal Article
in
AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS
2020
Nailfold capillaroscopy in Sjogren's syndrome : a systematic literature review and standardised interpretation
Karin Melsens
Maria Comasia Leone
S. Paolino
Dirk Elewaut
R. Gerli
Amber Vanhaecke
Isabelle Peene
M. Cutolo
Vanessa Smith
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
2020
Nailfold videocapillaroscopy in systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary arterial hypertension : a systematic literature review
Vanessa Smith
Amber Vanhaecke
Els Vandecasteele
Miguel Guerra
Sabrina Paolino
Karin Melsens
Maurizio Cutolo
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2020
Standardisation of nailfold capillaroscopy for the assessment of patients with Raynaud's phenomenon and systemic sclerosis
Vanessa Smith
Ariane L. Herrick
Francesca Ingegnoli
Nemanja Damjanov
Rossella De Angelis
Christopher P. Denton
Oliver Distler
Karinna Espejo
Ivan Foeldvari
Tracy Frech
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS
2020
The preliminary validation of laser Doppler flowmetry in systemic sclerosis in accordance with the OMERACT filter : a systematic review
Karin Melsens
Sarah Van Impe
Sabrina Paolino
Amber Vanhaecke
Maurizio Cutolo
Vanessa Smith
A1
Journal Article
in
SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
2020
2019
Longitudinal assessment of patient-reported outcome measures in systemic sclerosis patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease : Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium
Zsuzsanna H McMahan
Tracy Frech
Veronica Berrocal
David Lim
Cosimo Bruni
Marco Matucci-Cerinic
Vanessa Smith
Karin Melsens
Susanna Proudman
Jinyu Zhang
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2019
2018
A prospective, longitudinal study evaluating the baseline six-minute walk test as an individual reference value in systemic sclerosis patients
Els Vandecasteele
Karin Melsens
Filip De Keyser
Michel De Pauw
Ellen Deschepper
Saskia Decuman
Yves Piette
Kristof Thevissen
Guy Brusselle
Vanessa Smith
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
2018
Automated assessment of absolute nailfold capillary number on videocapillaroscopic images : proof of principle and validation in systemic sclerosis
Maurizio Cutolo
Amelia C Trombetta
Karin Melsens
Carmen Pizzorni
Alberto Sulli
Barbara Ruaro
Sabrina Paolino
Ellen Deschepper
Vanessa Smith
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROCIRCULATION
2018
Is laser speckle contrast analysis (LASCA) the new kid on the block in systemic sclerosis? : a systematic literature review and pilot study to evaluate reliability of LASCA to measure peripheral blood perfusion in scleroderma patients
Maurizio Cutolo
Amber Vanhaecke
Barbara Ruaro
Ellen Deschepper
Claudia Ickinger
Karin Melsens
Yves Piette
Amelia Chiara Trombetta
Filip De Keyser
Vanessa Smith
A1
Journal Article
in
AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS
2018
Nailfold capillaroscopy in systemic lupus erythematosus : a systematic review and critical appraisal
Maurizio Cutolo
Karin Melsens
Sara Wijnant
Francesca Ingegnoli
Kristof Thevissen
Filip De Keyser
Saskia Decuman
Ulf Müller-Ladner
Yves Piette
Valeria Riccieri
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS
2018
Reliability of simple capillaroscopic definitions in describing capillary morphology in rheumatic diseases
Maurizio Cutolo
Karin Melsens
Ariane L. Herrick
Ivan Foeldvari
Ellen Deschepper
Filip De Keyser
Oliver Distler
Francesca Ingegnoli
Yora Mostmans
Ulf Müller-Ladner
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
RHEUMATOLOGY
2018
Two years follow-up of an open-label pilot study of treatment with rituximab in patients with early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis
Karin Melsens
Els Vandecasteele
Ellen Deschepper
Valérie Badot
Daniel Blockmans
Guy Brusselle
Ellen De Langhe
Michel De Pauw
Claire Debusschere
Saskia Decuman
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
2018
2017
Nailfold capillaroscopy in systemic lupus erythematosus : a systematic review and critical appraisal
Sara Wijnant
F Ingegnoli
Karin Melsens
Kristof Thevissen
Filip De Keyser
Saskia Decuman
Ellen Deschepper
G Distier
U Mueller-Ladner
Yves Piette
et al.
C3
Conference
2017
Prevalence and incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension : 10-year follow-up of an unselected systemic sclerosis cohort
Els Vandecasteele
Karin Melsens
Kristof Thevissen
Michel De Pauw
Ellen Deschepper
Saskia Decuman
Yves Piette
Filip De Keyser
Guy Brusselle
Vanessa Smith
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS
2017
Role of the six-minute walk test in systemic sclerosis : five years evolution
Els Vandecasteele
Karin Melsens
Filip De Keyser
Michel De Pauw
Ellen Deschepper
Saskia Decuman
Yves Piette
Kristof Thevissen
Guy Brusselle
Vanessa Smith
C3
Conference
2017
Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in an unselected prospective systemic sclerosis cohort
Els Vandecasteele
BENNY DRIEGHE
Karin Melsens
Kristof Thevissen
Michel De Pauw
Ellen Deschepper
Saskia Decuman
Carolien Bonroy
Yves Piette
Filip De Keyser
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
2017
Six-minute walk test in or out in evaluation of systemic sclerosis patients?
Els Vandecasteele
Kristof Thevissen
Karin Melsens
Filip De Keyser
Michel De Pauw
Ellen Deschepper
Saskia Decuman
Yves Piette
Guy Brusselle
Vanessa Smith
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
2017
The role of endothelial cells in the vasculopathy of systemic sclerosis : a systematic review
Y Mostmans
M Cutolo
C Giddelo
Saskia Decuman
Karin Melsens
Heidi Declercq
Els Vandecasteele
Filip De Keyser
O Distler
J Gutermuth
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS
2017
2016
Assessment of sensitivity to change of the European Scleroderma Study Group activity index
Karin Melsens
Filip De Keyser
Saskia Decuman
Guy Brusselle
Michel De Pauw
Ellen Deschepper
Katelijne De Wilde
Dirk Elewaut
YVES PIETTE
Els Vandecasteele
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
2016
Disease activity indices in systemic sclerosis : a systematic literature review
Karin Melsens
Filip De Keyser
Saskia Decuman
YVES PIETTE
Els Vandecasteele
Vanessa Smith
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
2016
Nailfold capillaroscopy and clinical applications in systemic sclerosis
Vanessa Smith
Kristof Thevissen
Amelia C Trombetta
Carmen Pizzorni
Barbara Ruaro
YVES PIETTE
Sabrina Paolino
Filip De Keyser
Alberto Sulli
Karin Melsens
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROCIRCULATION
2016
Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in an unselected prospective systemic sclerosis cohort : the DETECT algorithm vs. the 2009 European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society guidellines on pulmonary hypertension
Els Vandecasteele
BENNY DRIEGHE
Karin Melsens
Kristof Thevissen
Michel De Pauw
Ellen Deschepper
Saskia Decuman
Filip De Keyser
Carolien Bonroy
Yves Piette
et al.
C3
Conference
2016
Six-minute walk test in systemic sclerosis patients
Els Vandecasteele
Karin Melsens
Filip De Keyser
Michel De Pauw
Ellen Deschepper
Saskia Decuman
YVES PIETTE
Guy Brusselle
Vanessa Smith
C3
Conference
2016
Six-minute walk test in systemic sclerosis patients without interstitial lung disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension
Els Vandecasteele
Karin Melsens
Filip De Keyser
Michel De Pauw
Ellen Deschepper
Saskia Decuman
YVES PIETTE
Guy Brusselle
Vanessa Smith
C3
Conference
2016
Stabilization of microcirculation in patients with early systemic sclerosis with diffuse skin involvement following rituximab treatment: an open-label study
Vanessa Smith
Carmen Pizzorni
Valeria Riccieri
Saskia Decuman
Guy Brusselle
Michel De Pauw
Ellen Deschepper
YVES PIETTE
Barbara Ruaro
Alberto Sulli
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2016