The use of Tissue Doppler Imaging for the assessment of changes in myocardial structure and function in inherited cardiomyopathies

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-250

  De Backer, Julie ^a   Matthys, D ^a   Gillebert, T C ^a   De Paepe, A ^a   De Sutter, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Genetic; Tissue Doppler Imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FABRY DISEASE; FAMILIAL HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE MUTATION; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC, FAMILIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FABRY DISEASE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES, LIMB-GIRDLE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; MYOCARDIUM; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 21344437742     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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