Left ventricular hypertrophy predicts poorer cardiovascular outcome in normotensive normoglycemic patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Giovanni CioffiOmbretta ViapianaGiovanni OrsoliniFederica Ognibeni SonographerAndrea DalbeniDavide GattiGiovanni AdamiAngelo FassioMaurizio RossiniAlessandro GiolloPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2021)
Nearly one-sixth of normotensive normoglycemic RA patients analyzed in a primary prevention program for cardiovascular diseases has LVH which is associated with obesity and older age, and strongly predicts cardiovascular event in these subjects.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- left ventricular
- cardiovascular disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- rheumatoid arthritis
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- weight loss
- quality improvement
- prognostic factors
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- acute myocardial infarction
- middle aged
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- high fat diet induced
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- disease activity
- systemic sclerosis
- interstitial lung disease