Autonomic Dysfunction Predicts Early Cardiac Affection in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

Objective: To detect the early preclinical alterations in cardiac autonomic control as well as altered cardiac function in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients and their relevance to the clinical features of the disease using noninvasive methods. Methods: 30 SSc patients and 15 healthy controls matched...

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Main Authors: Khaled M. Othman, Naglaa Youssef Assaf, Hanan Mohamed Farouk, Iman M. Aly Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-05-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://la-press.com/autonomic-dysfunction-predicts-early-cardiac-affection-in-patients-wit-a2077