Ventricular-arterial coupling in systemic lupus erythematosus women without cardiovascular risk factors.
Edoardo SciattiIlaria CavazzanaFranco FranceschiniEnrico VizzardiPublished in: Lupus (2022)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness, and myocardial impairment. We aimed at analyzing the ratio between carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) and left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) as a new index to approximate ventricular-arterial coupling (VAC) in women with SLE and without cardiovascular risk factors. Half cases had impaired GLS and consequently a hampered ratio. We thus suggest referring SLE patients early to a CV prevention program.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular risk factors
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- left ventricular
- disease activity
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- heart failure
- blood pressure
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- aortic stenosis
- acute myocardial infarction
- mitral valve
- room temperature
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- left atrial
- peritoneal dialysis
- catheter ablation
- quality improvement
- cross sectional
- skeletal muscle
- blood flow
- patient reported
- adipose tissue
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement