Analysis of transmural trends in myocardial integrated backscatter in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 340-346

  Hirooka, Keiji ^c   Naito, Johji ^a   Koretsune, Yukihiro ^d   Irino, Hiroaki ^d   Abe, Haruhiko ^d   Ichikawa, Minoru ^d   Yasuoka, Yoshinori ^d   Yamamoto, Hiroyoshi ^d   Hashimoto, Katsuji ^d   Chin, Wakatomi ^d   Kusuoka, Hideo ^d   Inoue, Michitoshi ^d   Hori, Masatsugu ^b  

^a OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c OSAKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INTEGRATED BACKSCATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0037385286     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(02)74427-1     Document Type: Article

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