title: [Changes in the diastolic left ventricular function in primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome].
abstract: Previous studies have shown that left ventricular (LV) diastolic function is frequently impaired in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. We prospectively studied echo-Doppler indices of LV diastolic function in 18 patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS), who where compared to a group of 18 healthy controls. Heretofore undescribed LV relaxation abnormalities were found in the PAPS group: this finding suggests the existence of a causal link.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpital la Pitié, Paris.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Coudray
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Zuttere
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Blétry
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Piette
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wechsler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Francès
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cacoub
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laraki
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pourny
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lecarpentier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
vernacular_title: Altération de la fonction ventriculaire gauche diastolique au cours du syndrome primitif des anticorps antiphospholipides.