Myocardial systolic strain abnormalities in patients with acromegaly: A prospective color Doppler imaging study

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 544-550

  Di Bello, V ^a   Bogazzi, F ^a   Di Cori, A ^a   Palagi, C ^a   Delle Donne, M G ^a   Gavioli, S ^a   Talini, E ^a   Cosci, C ^a   Sardella, C ^a   Tonti, G ^b   Martino, E ^a   Balbarini, A ^a   Mariani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Doppler tissue echocardiography; GH; Heart; IGF I; Strain

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33746674971     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344145     Document Type: Article

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