Left atrial volume and N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide are associated with elevated pulmonary artery pressure in patients with systemic sclerosis

Dimitroulas, T; Giannakoulas, G; Papadopoulou, K; Sfetsios, T; Karvounis, H; Dimitroula, H; Parcharidou, D; Koliakos, G; Garyfallos, A; Styliadis, I; Settas, L

dc.contributor.author	Dimitroulas, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Giannakoulas, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Papadopoulou, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Sfetsios, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Karvounis, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Dimitroula, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Parcharidou, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Koliakos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Garyfallos, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Styliadis, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Settas, L	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:59:19Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:59:19Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/28918
dc.subject	asymmetric dimethylarginine	en
dc.subject	B Type Natriuretic Peptide	en
dc.subject	Brain Natriuretic Peptide	en
dc.subject	Early Detection	en
dc.subject	Heart Failure	en
dc.subject	Multivariate Analysis	en
dc.subject	Prospective Study	en
dc.subject	Pulmonary Artery Pressure	en
dc.subject	Pulmonary Hypertension	en
dc.subject	Risk Stratification	en
dc.subject	Systemic Sclerosis	en
dc.subject	Left Atrial	en
dc.subject	Myocardial Performance Index	en
dc.subject	N Terminal	en
dc.subject	Right Ventricular	en
dc.subject	Tissue Doppler Echocardiography	en
dc.title	Left atrial volume and N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide are associated with elevated pulmonary artery pressure in patients with systemic sclerosis	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10067-010-1494-3	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-010-1494-3	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Early detection of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) is essential as it leads to substantial morbidity and mortality irrespective of its etiology. The aim of our study was to determine whether noninvasive biochemical and/or echocardiographic indices can predict the presence of PH in these patients. We prospectively studied 66 patients (mean age of 57.7 ± 12.1 years, 63 women)	en
heal.journalName	Clinical Rheumatology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10067-010-1494-3	en