Background: Our aim was to evaluate electrocardiographic and\nechocardiographic properties and exercise response of patients with\nfibromyalgia (FM).\nMethods: The study included 60 women with primary FM and\n30 healthy individuals. Resting electrocardiography, echocardiography\nand exercise treadmill test were used to compare these two\ngroups. At apical four-chamber window, samples of transmitral\ndiastolic inflow and tissue Doppler imaging of left ventricle lateral\nwall were obtained. Left ventricle ejection fraction was measured\nvia modified Simpsonââ?¬â?¢s method. Exercise duration, maximal exercise\ncapacity, maximal heart rate (HR) (bpm), maximal HR (%),\nrate-pressure product at maximal HR (bpm Ã?â?? mmHg), heart rate\nrecovery 1 (bpm), heart rate recovery 2 (bpm) and chronotropic\nreserve (%) values were calculated.\nResults: Resting HR and QTc values were similar in both groups.\nEchocardiographic measurements in both groups did not reveal statistically\nsignificant difference except left ventricle end-diastolic diameter\nand left atrial diameter. Parameters related to diastolic function\nof the left ventricle did not differ significantly in both groups.\nAlso, there was not any significant difference between the groups\nfor E/Eââ?¬â?¢ ratio and chronotropic reserve. Exercise treadmill test results\nwere statistically similar for both groups.
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