Use of strain and tissue velocity imaging for early detection of regional myocardial dysfunction in patients with beta thalassemia

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 102-109

  Hamdy, Amal M ^a  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia; Myocardial function; Strain imaging; Tissue velocity imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART; HEART DISEASES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33846274640     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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