High prevalence of occult left ventricular diastolic dysfunction detected by exercise stress test in systemic sclerosis

Abstract Despite the poor prognosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) due to the co-occurrence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD), presence of occult LVDD has not been sufficiently investigated. This retrospective study aimed to reveal the prevalence and determinants of occult LVDD in patien...

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Main Authors: Takato Mohri, Ayumi Goda, Kaori Takeuchi, Hanako Kikuchi, Takumi Inami, Takashi Kohno, Konomi Sakata, Kyoko Soejima, Toru Satoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06400-7