Effect of hypertension on echocardiographic parameters in rheumatoid arthritis

Temiz A., Oezcan S., Goekmen F., Gazi E., Barutcu A., Bekler A., ...More

ZEITSCHRIFT FUR RHEUMATOLOGIE, vol.73, no.10, pp.934-938, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 73 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00393-014-1383-2
  • Journal Name: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR RHEUMATOLOGIE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.934-938
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Hypertension (HTN) is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Both HTN and RA have a negative impact on echocardiographically determined parameters including wall thickness, chamber diameter, diastolic function, epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT). We aimed to demonstrate the effect of HTN on these parameters in RA patients.