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Ann Rheum Dis 2000;59:94-98 ( February )

Extended report

Right ventricular diastolic abnormalities in systemic sclerosis. Relation to left ventricular involvement and pulmonary hypertension Anna Giuntaa, Enrico Tirrib, Stefania Maionea, Sara Cangianielloa, Alessandro Melec, Amalia De Lucab, Gabriele Valentinib

a Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Cardiovascular Pathology and Cardiac Surgery, University of Federico II, Naples, Italy, b Institute of Clinical Medicine and Rheumatology, Second University of Naples, Italy, c Telethon Foundation, Rome, Italy

Correspondence to: Professor G Valentini, Cattedra di Reumatologia, Seconda Università di Napoli, Policlinico Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy

Accepted for publication 21 September 1999

OBJECTIVES---To investigate right ventricular diastolic function in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and its relation to clinical features of the disease.
METHODS---Seventy seven unselected SSc patients and 33 healthy subjects were submitted to echocardiography and echo Doppler study to assess left and right systolic as well diastolic function and to estimate maximal arterial systolic pulmonary pressure (PAP). In addition, the patients were investigated to define the SSc subset and the extent of skin and internal organ involvement.
RESULTS---An abnormal right ventricular filling, as expressed by an inverted tricuspidal (Tr) E/A ratio (Tr E/A ratio <1), was detected in 31 of the 77 SSc patients (40%) and in 0 of the 36 controls ( p<0.001 ). All the 31 patients with an inverted Tr E/A ratio were found to have a PAP > 30 mm Hg. Twenty resulted to have an inverted mitral (Mit) E/A ratio (Mit E/A ratio <1), indicating an abnormal left ventricular filling. In multiple regression analysis, Tr E/A ratio resulted to be independently correlated to both PAP (r= -0.35;p<0.003) and Mit E/A ratio (r=0.39;p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS---This study points out an impaired right ventricular filling in a significant percentage of SSc patients whatever the subset. This alteration is independently correlated to both PAP and left ventricular filling abnormalities.

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