Risk Factors for Asymptomatic Ventricular Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Objective. The aim of the study was to describe echocardiographic abnormalities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, concurrent systemic comorbidities, rheumatologic clinical activity, serologic markers of rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory activity. Methods. In an observational, cross-section...

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Published in:ISRN Cardiology 2013, Vol.2013, p.635439-5
Main Authors: Garza-García, Carlos, Rocío, Sánchez-Santillán, Orea-Tejeda, Arturo, Castillo-Martínez, Lilia, Eduardo, Canseco, López-Campos, José Luis, Keirns-Davis, Candace
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Language:English
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Cardiovascular disease
Drug therapy
Heart attacks
Rheumatoid arthritis
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Summary:Objective. The aim of the study was to describe echocardiographic abnormalities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, concurrent systemic comorbidities, rheumatologic clinical activity, serologic markers of rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory activity. Methods. In an observational, cross-sectional study, rheumatoid arthritis outpatients were included (n=105). Conventional transthoracic echocardiographic variables were compared between patients with arthritis and non-RA controls (n=41). For rheumatoid arthritis patients, articular activity and rheumatologic and inflammatory markers were obtained. Results. Ventricular dysfunction was found in 54.3% of the population: systolic (18.1%), diastolic (32.4%), and/or right (24.8%), with lower ejection fraction (P
ISSN:2090-5580
2090-5599
2090-5599
DOI:10.1155/2013/635439