Association Between Atrial, Ventricular and Vascular Morphofunctional Alterations in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Alessandro MalobertiMarta RivaMarijana TadicCarlo ValenaPaolo VillaIlenia BoggioniMaria Rosa PozziGuido GrassiPublished in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2018)
Our results showed that left and right ventricular diastolic function and arterial stiffness were significantly deteriorated in the RA patients comparing with controls. The assessment of left and right ventricular diastolic function, as well as vascular function, should be an essential part of clinical evaluation in the RA patients.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- ejection fraction
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- blood pressure
- heart failure
- clinical evaluation
- disease activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
- interstitial lung disease
- mitral valve
- systemic sclerosis
- patient reported