LEFT ATRIAL AND LEFT VENTRICULAR STRAIN DURING EXERCISE UNMASK DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN SCLERODERMA

Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is a known complication of scleroderma, and may contribute to the exertional dyspnea frequently prompting echocardiography or right heart catheterization (RHC) performed at rest. However, this approach may miss clinically significant diastolic dysfunction