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Ataturk University, Erzurum
Link between rheumatoid arthritis and diastolic dysfunction suggests myocardial involvement
June 2nd, 2006
The relation between diastolic dysfunction and disease duration of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) suggests a subclinical myocardial involvement. According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Rheumatology, "The aim of this study was to evaluate left ventricular diastolic function in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), analyzing conventional Doppler and tissue Doppler echocardiographic imaging (TDI) which is a new echocardiographic application, with special regard to disease duration." "Fifty-two patients with active RA and 47 healthy persons were included in this study, noted S. Arslan and colleagues at Ataturk...
Source: Medicine & Law Weekly (2006-06-02)
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