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SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
Volume 55, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.152033
Keywords
Systemic sclerosis; Anticentromere; Pulmonary hypertension; Interstitial pneumonia; Antinuclear antibodies, Diffuse scleroderma, Limited scleroderma
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- Laboratorios Actelion
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The study found that LVDD is relatively common in SSc patients and is associated with older age, longer time from SSc diagnosis, presence of telangiectasia, and specific medication use. Additionally, SSc patients with LVDD had increased mortality rates and shortened survival from the first SSc symptom, although LVDD was not an independent risk factor for death.
Objectives: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) remains poorly studied in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). To determine the prevalence and to define factors associated with LVDD and survival in a large cohort of patients with SSc. Methods: An observational study was conducted with data from the multicentre Spanish Scleroderma Registry (RESCLE) to identify factors associated with LVDD and estimate survival. Results: Out of 1517 patients, 319 (21.0%) had LVDD. The subset of sine scleroderma SSc was associated to LVDD (14.7% vs. 10.6%, p =0.048), whilst diffuse cutaneous SSc was more prevalent in non-LVDD (16.0 % vs. 21.2%, p =0.041). Multivariable analysis identified that LVDD was associated with older age at diagnosis of SSc (OR 1.05; 95% CI 1.04 to 1.06), longer time from diagnosis (OR 1.04; 95% CI 1.03 to 1.06), presence of telangiectasia (OR 1.42; 95% CI 1.08 to 1.88), treatment with calcium channel blockers (CCB) (OR 1.51; 95% CI 1.16 to 1.96), and inversely related to angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) use (OR 0.59; 95% CI 0.44 to 0.80). SSc patients with LVDD had increased mortality (23.8 vs. 17.4%, p =0.010) and shortened survival from the first SSc symptom (p =0.040), even though it was not found to be an independent risk factor for death. Conclusions: LVDD is relatively common in SSc patients, and it is associated with worst prognosis, older age, longer time from diagnosis of SSc, presence of telangiectasia and vasodilator treatment.
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