Relationship between left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and six minute walk test in patients with systemic sclerosis

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 379-383

  Akdogan, Ali ^a   Kaya, Ergun B ^a   Sahin, Abdurrahman ^a   Okutucu, Sercan ^a   Yakut, Edibe ^a   Kalyoncu, Umut ^a   Aksoy, Hakan ^a   Karadag, Omer ^a   Calguneri, Meral ^a   Tokgozoglu, Lale ^a   Kiraz, Sedat ^a   Ertenli, Ihsan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diastolic dysfunction; Six minute walk test; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; WALKING;

ADULT; DIASTOLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; WALKING;

EID: 80054685576     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2011.01672.x     Document Type: Article

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