Impaired left atrial dynamics and its improvement by guided physical activity reveal left atrial strain as a novel early indicator of reversible cardiac dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2018 Jul;25(10):1106-1108. doi: 10.1177/2047487318777775. Epub 2018 May 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis
  • Atrial Function, Left*
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Echocardiography
  • Exercise Therapy / methods*
  • Exercise*
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Diseases / etiology
  • Heart Diseases / physiopathology
  • Heart Diseases / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Contraction*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Recovery of Function
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Function, Left*