Left ventricular function and left atrial volumes in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Subclinical cardiac involvement and relation to seropositivity |
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Authors: | Sameh Wadeea Bakhoum Zeinab Ateya Ashour Mahmood Sheikh Mohammed Mary WadieFawzy |
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Institution: | 1. Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt;2. Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt |
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Abstract: | BackgroundLeft ventricular (LV) dyfunction with preserved ejection fraction has been associated with increased mortality. Left atrium (LA) modulates LV filling and plays a role in maintaining cardiac function. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Aim of the workTo study the left atrium modulating the left ventricular filling and to investigate its relation with disease activity to detect subclinical early cardiac affection in RA patients.Patients and methods45 RA patients and 30 control were studied. The disease activity score (DAS28) was calculated. Conventional and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and strain (S) and strain rate (SR) analysis by two-dimensional speckle tracking of LA were conducted.ResultsThe 45 female patients mean age was 38.8 ± 8.7 years, disease duration was 7.3 ± 6.2 years and mean DAS28 was 4.1 ± 0.9. Regarding the LA emptying fractions, only the 2 LA passive emptying fraction (PEF) and total emptying fraction (TEF) were significantly lower in patients compared to control (p = 0.01 and p = 0.025 respectively). The LA expansion index (EI) was significantly reduced in patients compared to control (p = 0.009). Regarding TDI-derived mitral annular velocities, lateral e’ and s as well as SRe (l/s) were significantly slower in patients compared to control (p = 0.001, p = 0.02 and p < 0.0001 respectively). Rheumatoid factor (RF) was significantly inversely related to TDI laterale, TDI laterals, and strain rate e, LA-PEF, LA-EI and LA-TEF.ConclusionRA patients had alteration in LV longitudinal myocardial function and more LA stiffness. Cardiac affection is more in seropositive patients. |
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Keywords: | RA Echocardiography Tissue Doppler Left atrial function Disease activity |
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