Detection of preclinical impairment of myocardial function in rheumatoid arthritis patients with short disease duration by speckle tracking echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-14

  Sitia, Simona ^a   Tomasoni, Livio ^a   Cicala, Silvana ^a   Atzeni, Fabiola ^b   Ricci, Cristian ^c   Gaeta, Maddalena ^d   Sarzi Puttini, Piercarlo ^b   Turiel, Maurizio ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Myocardial strain; Rheumatoid arthritis; Speckle tracking echocardiography; Subclinical cardiovascular involvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIASTOLIC ANNULUS VELOCITY LATE DIASTOLIC ANNULUS VELOCITY RATIO; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC DIAMETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC LONGITUDINAL MYOCARDIAL STRAIN; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC RADIAL MYOCARDIAL STRAIN; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC DIAMETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLIC ANNULUS VELOCITY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84865627857     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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