title: [Doppler echocardiographic study of left ventricular function in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus].
abstract: This study was aimed at investigating abnormalities in left ventricular size and function in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus without overt cardiovascular manifestations, in order to detect a very early impairment in myocardial function. Seventeen females and 1 male with systemic lupus erythematosus of 4 to 20 year duration and without clinical evidence of heart disease were studied. Twelve healthy volunteers, matched for age, sex and quatelet index, were utilized as controls. Each patient had a two-dimensional M-mode echocardiographic and Doppler examination. In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus there was an increase in left ventricular ejection fraction (p < 0.001), a slight reduction of end-diastolic volume index and a significant decrease of end-systolic volume index (p < 0.001). In the same patients we also found prolongation of the isovolumic relaxation time (p < 0.02), a clear impairment of diastolic filling parameters. Peak E velocity was lower (p < 0.01), peak A velocity was higher (p < 0.01), with a clear lowering, of the corresponding E/A ratio (p < 0.001) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Cardiologia, Università degli Studi.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Astorri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fiorina
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ridolo
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Contini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Albertini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dall'Aglio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Studio ecocardiografico Doppler della funzione ventricolare sinistra in pazienti con lupus eritematoso sistemico.