Assessment of the relationship between aortic stiffness and left ventricular functions with echocardiography in patients with Sjogren's syndrome

Cicek, Omer; AKAR BAYRAM, NİHAL; AYHAN, HÜSEYİN; Erten, ŞÜKRAN; Aslan, Abdullah; Sari, Cenk; Ozen, Mehmet; Bilen, Emine; Bastug, Serdal; DURMAZ, TAHİR; KELEŞ, TELAT; Bozkurt, Engin

doi:10.1111/1756-185x.12258

Assessment of the relationship between aortic stiffness and left ventricular functions with echocardiography in patients with Sjogren's syndrome

Cicek O. F., AKAR BAYRAM N., AYHAN H., Erten Ş., Aslan A. N., Sari C., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, cilt.17, sa.6, ss.658-663, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/1756-185x.12258
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.658-663
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and aim: Capable of multi-organ involvement in Sjogren's syndrome (SS), cardiac findings of pulmonary effusion, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension are seen in patients with SS. Aortic stiffness (AS) reflects the mechanical tension and elasticity of the aorta. In this study, our aim is to determine if there is any differences in AS and left ventricular function between patients diagnosed as SS and healthy control groups.