Disease Activity and Anticitrullinated Peptide Antibody Positivity Predict the Worsening of Ventricular Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Objective This prospective study was designed to analyze the incidence and the factors associated with impairment in left ventricular systolic function (LVSF) overtime in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without overt cardiac disease. In particular, we verified the hypothesis that a relations...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Cioffi, Alessandro Giollo, Giovanni Orsolini, Luca Idolazzi, Andrea Dalbeni, Federica Ognibeni, Elena Fracassi, Davide Gatti, Angelo Fassio, Maurizio Rossini, Ombretta Viapiana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:ACR Open Rheumatology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11119