Letter to the EditorMyocardial and vascular dysfunction in systemic sclerosis: The potential role of noninvasive assessment in asymptomatic patients
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Systemic sclerosis and macrovascular involvement: Status of the issue in 2019
2019, JMV-Journal de Medecine VasculaireChronic Inflammatory Disease Is an Independent Risk Factor for Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve Impairment Unrelated to the Processes of Coronary Artery Calcium Deposition
2016, Journal of the American Society of EchocardiographyCitation Excerpt :These results suggest that CID may have specific pathophysiologic pathways responsible for the development of CMD unrelated to the classical pathways that lead to coronary atherosclerosis and calcification. There is accumulating evidence that patients with various CIDs present a high prevalence of CMD.4-7,15,18 Montisci et al.5 demonstrated for the first time that CFVR assessed by TTDE was impaired in patients with SSc, even in the absence of clinical signs of cardiac disease.
Ischemic heart disease in systemic inflammatory diseases. An appraisal
2014, International Journal of CardiologyCitation Excerpt :Szűcs et al. [58] reported in SSc patients increased LDL, as well as homocysteine and C reactive protein levels, whereas other authors found normal [59] or low [60] lipid levels but significantly higher levels of lipoprotein(a) than in controls (Table 1). Finally, increased IMT and reduced brachial FMD (Table 2), despite comparable CV risk factors have been demonstrated in SSc patients compared to controls [61–63]. The impact of treatments on the relationship between SIDs and CV events is still debated since commonly used drugs have divergent effects on the atherosclerotic process (Table 3).
Tissue Doppler assessment of right ventricular function in female patients with limited form of systemic sclerosis
2013, Egyptian Heart JournalCitation Excerpt :MPI is considered to be an index of global ventricular function, including both systolic and diastolic function, with the advantage of being measured at the same site during the same cycle using TDI. D’Andrea et al.31 reported that RV MPI was elevated in 43% of their patients.32 The above results revealed that in patients with lcSSc without pulmonary hypertension, systolic and diastolic RV function was impaired and those RV dysfunction appear before any clinical sign or symptom.
Bosentan improves systemic sclerosis-related peripheral circulation insufficiency
2011, International Journal of CardiologyAtherosclerosis and macrovascular involvement in systemic sclerosis: Myth or reality
2011, Autoimmunity ReviewsCitation Excerpt :dcSSc patients had significantly lower CFR parameters compared with lcSSc [67]. Importantly, CFR in SSc patients was found to correlate to the extent and the severity of the left ventricular myocardial contractile dysfunction [63]. Nevertheless, it should be kept in mind that reduced CFR alone cannot differentiate vasospasm from anatomic arterial stenosis [12].