Dilated cardiomyopathy in Friedreich's ataxia: 2D echo and tissue-Doppler analysis of left ventricular and atrial function

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-333

  Poulsen, Steen Hvitfeldt ^a   Sogaard P ^a   Nielsen Kudsk, J E ^a   Egeblad, H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Friedreich's ataxia; Tissue Doppler

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBOLISM; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0345256376     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-2167(03)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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