Doppler tissue, strain, and strain rate imaging in pediatric patients with Alström syndrome: Are there regional functional abnormalities?

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-20

  Toulany, Alene ^a   Shea, Sarah ^a   Warren, Andrew E ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALSTROM SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SYSTOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STROKE VOLUME; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 30844460588     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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