Heart function in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients: A biventricular two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography study

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Lianza, Alessandro C. ; Leal, Gabriela N. ; Aikawa, Nadia E. ; Kozu, Katia T. ; Diniz, Maria De Fatima R. ; Sawamura, Karen S. S. ; Menezes, Carolina R. B. ; Martins, Camila Lino ; Campos, Lucia M. ; Elias, Adriana M. ; Silva, Clovis A.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY; v. 32, n. 6, p. 7-pg., 2021-10-06.

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Objectives We evaluated cardiac function in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients by 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography (2DSTE) and to assess possible associations with clinical, laboratorial, and treatment data. Methods A group of 42 JIA patients and 42 healthy controls were evaluated using both conventional echocardiography and 2DSTE. JIA patients underwent clinical and laboratory assessment. Results Conventional echocardiography data demonstrated normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction in both groups (71 vs. 71%; p = .69). 2DSTE analysis demonstrated that JIA patients presented significantly lower LV global systolic longitudinal strain (LVGLS) (-18.76 vs. -22%; p < .0001), LV systolic strain rate (LVSSR) (1.06 vs. 1.32 s(-1); p < .0001), LV diastolic strain rate (LVDSR) (1.58 vs. 1.8 s(-1); p < .0137), right ventricular global systolic strain (RVGLS) (-24.1% vs. -27.7%; p = .0002), and right ventricular systolic strain rate (RVSSR) (1.4 vs. 1.8 s(-1); p = .0035). JIA patients under biological agents presented higher LVGLS (p = .02) and RVLS (p = .01). We also detected an association between LVGLS and C-reactive protein [CRP; -20% in normal CRP (10/42) vs. -18% in elevated CRP patients (32/42), p = .03]. Conclusions JIA patients present different echocardiographic status from healthy patients. Moreover, our data suggest that JIA patients under biological agents present association with better cardiac function as shown by strain analysis. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 15/03756-4 - Avaliação da relevância dos níveis sanguíneos de drogas utilizadas em doenças autoimunes reumatológicas no acompanhamento da segurança, eficácia e aderência à terapêutica
• Beneficiário: Eloisa Silva Dutra de Oliveira Bonfá
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático