Role of autonomic dysfunction in the regulation of myocardial blood flow in systemic sclerosis evaluated by cardiac magnetic resonance.

Antonietta GiganteNicola GaleaCristian BorrazzoLuigi TubaniMarta LiberatoriFederica CiolinaAndrea FiorelliAntonella RomanielloBiagio BarbanoLaura RomaggioliMarco FranconeCarlo CatalanoIacopo CarboneEdoardo Rosato

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2019)

AD, characterized by sympathovagal imbalance due to a reduced parasympathetic tone with high LF/HF ratio, could be responsible for the reduced myocardial vasodilatory response after CPT.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
blood flow
left ventricular
magnetic resonance
interstitial lung disease
heart rate variability
heart rate
oxidative stress
heart failure
rheumatoid arthritis
contrast enhanced
blood pressure