Progression rate of severity of aortic stenosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
John P BoisCynthia S CrowsonTamanna KhullarSara J AchenbachMegan L KrauseRekha MankadPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)
The rate of AS progression in the RA population was higher in patients with increased ESR but less than that of the reported rate of AS progression in the general population. Although the cause for this finding is uncertain, these results suggest that patients with RA who have mild or moderate AS should undergo echocardiographic surveillance for disease progression similar to that of the general population.
Keyphrases
- aortic stenosis
- ejection fraction
- left ventricular
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- rheumatoid arthritis
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve
- public health
- pulmonary hypertension
- ankylosing spondylitis
- high intensity
- mitral valve
- estrogen receptor
- left atrial
- interstitial lung disease
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- catheter ablation