Systolic left ventricular function in relation to left ventricular geometry and disease activity in patients with RA
| Normal geometry | Abnormal geometry | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active RA, SDAI >3.3 (n=55) | Remission RA, SDAI ≤3.3 (n=34) | p Value | Active RA, SDAI > 3.3 (n=23) | Remission RA, SDAI ≤3.3 (n=7) | p Value | |
| GLS (%) | −19.2±2.9 | −20.7±3.0 | 0.02 | −18.1±3.4 | −20.2±5.7 | 0.24 |
| scMWS (%) | 103±13 | 109±15 | 0.05 | 77±16 | 89±15 | 0.11 |
GLS, global longitudinal strain; RA, rheumatoid arthritis, scMWS, stress-corrected midwall shortening; SDAI, Simplified Disease Activity Index.