Impaired left atrial dynamics and its improvement by guided physical activity reveal left atrial strain as a novel early indicator of reversible cardiac dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2018 Jul;25(10):1106-1108. doi: 10.1177/2047487318777775. Epub 2018 May 25.

Ashwin Venkateshvaran^{1

2}, Philip Sarajlic¹, Lars H Lund^{1

2}, Cecilia Fridén³, Birgitta Nordgren³, Christina H Opava^{3

4}, Ingrid E Lundberg^{1

4}, Susanna C Larsson⁵, Aristomenis Manouras^{1

2}, Magnus Bäck^{1

6}

¹ 1 Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
² 2 Heart and Vascular Theme - Division of Heart Failure, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
³ 3 Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁴ 4 Rheumatology Clinic, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁵ 5 Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁶ 6 Heart and Vascular Theme - Division of Valvular and Coronary Disease, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

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