RESUMEN

It was found that rheumatoid arthritis patients with clinical signs of cardiac involvement showed significant changes of the central and intracardiac hemodynamics that were characterized by suppression of the contractile and pumping function of the left ventricle as compared with patients showing no heart involvement. The authors describe in detail special treatment of RA patients with cardiac involvement.

Asunto(s)

Artritis Reumatoide/fisiopatología , Ecocardiografía , Corazón/fisiopatología , Hemodinámica , Adulto , Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones , Artritis Reumatoide/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Cardiopatía Reumática/diagnóstico por imagen , Cardiopatía Reumática/etiología , Cardiopatía Reumática/fisiopatología