Cardiac involvement assessment in systemic sclerosis using speckle tracking echocardiography: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wei QiaoWenjing BiXin WangYing LiWei-Dong RenYangjie XiaoPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
SSc patients have a lower strain than healthy controls for the majority of STE parameters, indicating the presence of an impaired myocardium involving both the ventricle and atrium.
Keyphrases
- systemic sclerosis
- interstitial lung disease
- end stage renal disease
- left ventricular
- pulmonary hypertension
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- left atrial appendage
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- clinical evaluation