Evaluation of aortic elastic properties in patients with systemic sclerosis

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the elastic properties of the aorta, which are known to be predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Study design: Forty patients (2 males, 38 females) with SSc who had been referred to echoc...

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Main Authors: Özgül Uçar Elalmış, Hülya Çiçekçioğlu, Ahmet Karagöz, Zeynep Özbalkan Aşlar, Yaşar Karaaslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2014-10-01
Series:Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tkd&un=TKDA-03162