Tissue Doppler echocardiography and myocardial performance index in patients with scleroderma

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-424

  Gullulu S ^a   Kaderli, A A ^a   Ekbul, A ^a   Ozdemir B ^a   Baran, I ^a   Gullulu M ^a   Ediz, B ^a   Cordan, J ^a   Yurtkuran, M ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Myocardial performance index; Scleroderma; Tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

A WAVE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; RELAXATION TIME; SCLERODERMA; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 23044445894     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000503300407     Document Type: Article

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