Article
Heart rate, conduction and ultrasound abnormalities in adults with joint hypermobility syndrome/Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Jul 2014
Camerota Filippo, Castori Marco, Celletti Claudia, Colotto Marco, Amato Silvia, Colella Alessandra, Curione Mario, Danese Chiara
Abstract excerpt
Joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type (EDS-HT) are two clinically overlapping heritable connective tissue disorders strongly associating with pain, fatigue and other secondary aspects. Though not considered a diagnostic criterion for most EDS subtypes, cardiovascular involvement is a well-known complication in EDS. A case-control study was carried out on 28 adults with...
Topics
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Electrocardiography
- Fatigue
- Female
- Heart
- Heart Conduction System
- Heart Rate
- Humans
- Joint Instability
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain
