Prognostic Role of Ventricular Ectopic Beats in Systemic Sclerosis: A Prospective Cohort Study Shows ECG Indexes Predicting the Worse Outcome.

Prognostic Role of Ventricular Ectopic Beats in Systemic Sclerosis: A Prospective Cohort Study Shows ECG Indexes Predicting the Worse Outcome.

BACKGROUND:Arrhythmias are frequent in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) and portend a bad prognosis, accounting alone for 6% of total deaths. Many of these patients die suddenly, thus prevention and intensified risk-stratification represent unmet medical needs. The major goal of this study was the definitio...

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Main Authors: Giacomo De Luca, Silvia Laura Bosello, Francesca Augusta Gabrielli, Giorgia Berardi, Federico Parisi, Manuela Rucco, Giovanni Canestrari, Francesco Loperfido, Leonarda Galiuto, Filippo Crea, Gianfranco Ferraccioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4839708?pdf=render

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