Subclinical cardiac disease in ankylosing spondylitis

ÖZEN S., Ozen A., Unal E. U., Tufekcioglu O., ATAMAN Ş., Yalcin A. P.

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, vol.35, no.10, pp.1579-1586, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/echo.14103
  • Journal Name: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1579-1586
  • Keywords: ankylosing spondylitis, aortic stiffness, echocardiography, systolic function, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, DYSFUNCTION, ALPHA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

ObjectivesTo investigate aortic stiffness and subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients.