Medicine and Health Sciences Commons^™

Correlation Between Disease Duration, Disease Activity Scoreand Disability Score With Diastolic Dysfunction In Rheumatoidarthritis Women In Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Dono Antono, Bernard Agus Sakti Dhaki, Harry Isbagio, Hamzah Shatri

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia

Introduction. There are only few studies about correlation between non traditional risk factor and diastolic dysfunction in RA patients. This study aims to determinate the correlation between non traditional risk factors, including disease duration, disease activity and disability score with the diastolic dysfunction of women with RA. Methods. A cross-sectional, consecutive sampling study was conducted to 52 RA women without any previous cardiovascular disease history. All participants underwent an echocardiography to assess diastolic dysfunction and other findings associated. Duration of disease was assesed by direct interview, while the disease activity by calculating DAS28 and disability score by HAQ-DI. Results. Diastolic …