Prognostic Role of Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Evaluated by Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Cioffi, Giovanni
- VIAPIANA, Ombretta
- Ognibeni, Federica
- DALBENI, Andrea
- Giollo, Alessandro
- GATTI, Davide
- IDOLAZZI, Luca
- Faganello, Giorgio
- Di Lenarda, Andrea
- ROSSINI, Maurizio
Publication date
January 2017
DOI Publisher
Elsevier BV ISSN
0894-7317 Citation count (estimate)
3Abstract
Speckle-tracking echocardiography allows early detection of subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this prospective study, we assessed the prevalence and the prognostic role of subclinical LVSD detected by speckle-tracking echocardiography in RA patients
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