2023
Impaired left-ventricular global longitudinal strain by feature-tracking cardiac MRI predicts mortality in systemic sclerosis
Feher A, Miller E, Peters D, Mojibian H, Sinusas A, Hinchcliff M, Baldassarre L. Impaired left-ventricular global longitudinal strain by feature-tracking cardiac MRI predicts mortality in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology International 2023, 43: 849-858. PMID: 36894756, DOI: 10.1007/s00296-023-05294-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementLV-GLSSystemic sclerosisWorse survivalClinical indicationsImpaired left ventricular global longitudinal strainLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainPresence of LGECMR strainLV cardiac indexWorse LV-GLSLV ejection fractionCox regression analysisGlobal longitudinal strainLV cardiac outputGlobal radialCardiac indexOverall survivalRetrospective cohortEjection fractionPrognostic valueAdverse outcomesCardiac outputGadolinium enhancementRV strain
2021
Association Between Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on 82Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography Imaging and Adverse Events in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease
Feher A, Boutagy NE, Oikonomou EK, Liu YH, Miller EJ, Sinusas AJ, Hinchcliff M. Association Between Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on 82Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography Imaging and Adverse Events in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 14: e012208. PMID: 34503339, PMCID: PMC8475774, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.120.012208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune rheumatic diseasesMyocardial flow reserveLower myocardial flow reserveCox regression analysisAdverse eventsARDS diagnosisIndependent predictorsRheumatic diseasesPerfusion defectsFlow reserveNormal myocardial flow reserveLeft ventricular ejection fractionEnd pointGlobal myocardial flow reserveImpaired Myocardial Flow ReserveComorbidity-matched patientsSevere coronary calcificationCombined end pointCoronary microvascular dysfunctionHeart failure admissionsComposite end pointEvent-free survivalFramingham risk scoreLarge perfusion defectsRetrospective cohort analysis
2012
Prevalence, prognosis, and factors associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in systemic sclerosis.
Hinchcliff M, Desai CS, Varga J, Shah SJ. Prevalence, prognosis, and factors associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in systemic sclerosis. Clinical And Experimental Rheumatology 2012, 30: s30-7. PMID: 22338601, PMCID: PMC3507505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChi-Square DistributionChicagoComorbidityDiastoleEchocardiography, DopplerFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrevalencePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsScleroderma, SystemicSystoleTime FactorsVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLV diastolic dysfunctionLeft ventricular diastolic dysfunctionVentricular diastolic dysfunctionDiastolic dysfunctionRisk of deathSystemic sclerosisDisease durationEarly mitral annular velocityMultivariable Cox regression analysisSSc disease durationTissue Doppler eLV systolic dysfunctionPulmonary function testsMitral annular velocityCoronary artery diseaseCox regression analysisMultivariable linear regressionSystemic hypertensionSystolic dysfunctionClinical characteristicsDoppler EImpaired relaxationArtery diseaseClinical factorsConsecutive patients