Time (s) (mean ± standard deviation) to peak capillary flow after occlusion of blood flow with a blood-pressure cuff on the upper arm for 3 minutes

Abstract

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Microcirculation abnormalities in patients with fibromyalgia – measured by capillary microscopy and laser fluxmetry"</p><p>Arthritis Research & Therapy 2004;7(2):R209-R216.</p><p>Published online 10 Dec 2004</p><p>PMCID:PMC1065312.</p><p>Copyright © 2004 Morf et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.</p> Measurements were made using laser Doppler fluxmetry. In primary fibromyalgia (FM) and systemic scleroderma (SSc) patients, the time to peak in the lateral epicondyle was longer than in healthy controls (Co). In SSc patients, the times to peak in the second and third fingertips were longer than those in FM patients and healthy controls. *< 0.001 in comparison with Co; °< 0.05 in comparison with Co and with FM patients; < 0.05 in comparison with Co and with FM or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients