Diastolic dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Joint Authors
Abd al-Azim, Mirfat I.
Ghalib, Rasha M.
Amin, Usamah A.
Source
Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Issue
Vol. 46, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2019), pp.148-153, 6 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Publication Date
2019-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate left ventricular diastolic function parameters as an early predictor of cardiac involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without any evidence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, rheumatic fever or underlying cardiac disease, detected by Doppler echocardiography and to correlate diastolic function in RA patients with different RA disease characteristics.
Patients and methods Seventy-five RA patients were diagnosed according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for RA and another 38 age-matched and sex-matched healthy participants were included.
All patients and the control groups were submitted to M-mode, two-dimensional, Doppler (continuous and pulsed wave) echocardiography.
Diastolic dysfunction was defined as when transmitral flow E/A ratio is less than one.
Results Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction was found in 28 (37.3%) of 75 RA patients and four (10.5%) of 38 controls with a P value of less than 0.05.
In the patients’ group, a statistically significant correlation was found between diastolic dysfunction and duration of the disease (P<0.05), and disease activity was assessed by 28 Joint Disease Activity Score (P<0.05).
Conclusion Among those without a history of cardiac disease, patients with RA have a higher prevalence of diastolic dysfunction than those without RA.
Diastolic dysfunction in RA was associated with disease duration and disease activity.
Thus, early identification of diastolic dysfunction in asymptomatic RA patients by the use of echocardiography may provide an opportunity to manage the underlying etiology to prevent progression to diastolic heart failure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ghalib, Rasha M.& Abd al-Azim, Mirfat I.& Amin, Usamah A.. 2019. Diastolic dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation،Vol. 46, no. 3, pp.148-153.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-893839
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ghalib, Rasha M.…[et al.]. Diastolic dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Vol. 46, no. 3 (Jul. / Sep. 2019), pp.148-153.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-893839
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ghalib, Rasha M.& Abd al-Azim, Mirfat I.& Amin, Usamah A.. Diastolic dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation. 2019. Vol. 46, no. 3, pp.148-153.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-893839
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 152-153
Record ID
BIM-893839