Lilian López Núñez, Irene Carrión-Barberà, Luis Molina, Isabel Padró, Manel Ciria, Tarek Carlos Salman-Monte, Ana Pros
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (SS) is frequently silent and a major cause of mortality in these patients. This work aims to study the prevalence and associations of left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) and arrhythmias in SS. METHODS AND RESULTS: Prospective study of SS patients (n=36), excluding those with symptoms of (or) cardiac disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension or cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF). A clinical, analytical, electrocardiogram (EKG), Holter, and echocardiogram with global longitudinal strain (GLS) assessment were performed...
May 26, 2023: Medicina Clínica