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Progression of Left Ventricular Myocardial Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: A Speckle-tracking Strain Echocardiography Study
Suzanne E. van Wijngaarden, Samira Ben Said-Bouyeri, Maarten K. Ninaber, Tom W.J. Huizinga, Martin J. Schalij, Jeroen J. Bax, Victoria Delgado, Jeska K. de Vries-Bouwstra and Nina Ajmone Marsan
The Journal of Rheumatology March 2019, jrheum.171207; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171207
Suzanne E. van Wijngaarden
From the Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, and the Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Supported by research grants from Biotronik, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, received by the Department of Cardiology. S.E. van Wijngaarden, MD, MSc, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Ben Said-Bouyeri, MD, MSc, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; M.K. Ninaber, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; T.W. Huizinga, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; M.J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; V. Delgado, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.K. de Vries-Bouwstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; N. Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. N. Ajmone Marsan, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands. E-mail: N.ajmone@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Samira Ben Said-Bouyeri
From the Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, and the Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Supported by research grants from Biotronik, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, received by the Department of Cardiology. S.E. van Wijngaarden, MD, MSc, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Ben Said-Bouyeri, MD, MSc, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; M.K. Ninaber, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; T.W. Huizinga, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; M.J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; V. Delgado, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.K. de Vries-Bouwstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; N. Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. N. Ajmone Marsan, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands. E-mail: N.ajmone@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Maarten K. Ninaber
From the Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, and the Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Supported by research grants from Biotronik, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, received by the Department of Cardiology. S.E. van Wijngaarden, MD, MSc, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Ben Said-Bouyeri, MD, MSc, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; M.K. Ninaber, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; T.W. Huizinga, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; M.J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; V. Delgado, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.K. de Vries-Bouwstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; N. Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. N. Ajmone Marsan, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands. E-mail: N.ajmone@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Tom W.J. Huizinga
From the Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, and the Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Supported by research grants from Biotronik, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, received by the Department of Cardiology. S.E. van Wijngaarden, MD, MSc, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Ben Said-Bouyeri, MD, MSc, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; M.K. Ninaber, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; T.W. Huizinga, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; M.J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; V. Delgado, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.K. de Vries-Bouwstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; N. Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. N. Ajmone Marsan, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands. E-mail: N.ajmone@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Martin J. Schalij
From the Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, and the Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Supported by research grants from Biotronik, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, received by the Department of Cardiology. S.E. van Wijngaarden, MD, MSc, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Ben Said-Bouyeri, MD, MSc, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; M.K. Ninaber, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; T.W. Huizinga, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; M.J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; V. Delgado, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.K. de Vries-Bouwstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; N. Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. N. Ajmone Marsan, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands. E-mail: N.ajmone@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Jeroen J. Bax
From the Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, and the Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Supported by research grants from Biotronik, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, received by the Department of Cardiology. S.E. van Wijngaarden, MD, MSc, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Ben Said-Bouyeri, MD, MSc, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; M.K. Ninaber, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; T.W. Huizinga, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; M.J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; V. Delgado, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.K. de Vries-Bouwstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; N. Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. N. Ajmone Marsan, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands. E-mail: N.ajmone@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Victoria Delgado
From the Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, and the Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Supported by research grants from Biotronik, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, received by the Department of Cardiology. S.E. van Wijngaarden, MD, MSc, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Ben Said-Bouyeri, MD, MSc, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; M.K. Ninaber, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; T.W. Huizinga, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; M.J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; V. Delgado, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.K. de Vries-Bouwstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; N. Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. N. Ajmone Marsan, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands. E-mail: N.ajmone@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Jeska K. de Vries-Bouwstra
From the Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, and the Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Supported by research grants from Biotronik, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, received by the Department of Cardiology. S.E. van Wijngaarden, MD, MSc, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Ben Said-Bouyeri, MD, MSc, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; M.K. Ninaber, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; T.W. Huizinga, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; M.J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; V. Delgado, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.K. de Vries-Bouwstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; N. Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. N. Ajmone Marsan, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands. E-mail: N.ajmone@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Nina Ajmone Marsan
From the Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, and the Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Supported by research grants from Biotronik, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, received by the Department of Cardiology. S.E. van Wijngaarden, MD, MSc, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Ben Said-Bouyeri, MD, MSc, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; M.K. Ninaber, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; T.W. Huizinga, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Center; M.J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; V. Delgado, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center; J.K. de Vries-Bouwstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; N. Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. N. Ajmone Marsan, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands. E-mail: N.ajmone@lumc.nl. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
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Progression of Left Ventricular Myocardial Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: A Speckle-tracking Strain Echocardiography Study
Suzanne E. van Wijngaarden, Samira Ben Said-Bouyeri, Maarten K. Ninaber, Tom W.J. Huizinga, Martin J. Schalij, Jeroen J. Bax, Victoria Delgado, Jeska K. de Vries-Bouwstra, Nina Ajmone Marsan
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2019, jrheum.171207; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171207
Progression of Left Ventricular Myocardial Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: A Speckle-tracking Strain Echocardiography Study
Suzanne E. van Wijngaarden, Samira Ben Said-Bouyeri, Maarten K. Ninaber, Tom W.J. Huizinga, Martin J. Schalij, Jeroen J. Bax, Victoria Delgado, Jeska K. de Vries-Bouwstra, Nina Ajmone Marsan
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2019, jrheum.171207; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171207