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 KeywordsAdultAgedChicagoChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDiastoleEchocardiography, 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