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SUBMITTER: Baumhakel M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2856576 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vascular health and risk management 20100415
Raynaud's phenomenon is a clinical disorder with episodic digital ischemic vasospasm triggered by cold- or emotional-stress. It was first mentioned by Maurice Raynaud in 1862 describing "a local asphyxia of the extremities" and was further divided into primary Raynaud's disease and secondary Raynaud's phenomenon, which is often related to connective tissue diseases, but also physical or chemical strain. Though pathophysiology of Raynaud's phenomenon is still poorly understood, systemic and local ...[more]