Reliable detection of early myocardial dysfunction by tissue Doppler echocardiography in Becker muscular dystrophy

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 947-948

  Meune, C ^a   Pascal, O ^b   Becane H M ^c   Heloire F ^a   Christoforou, D ^a   Laforet, P ^c   Eymard, B ^c   Gueret, P ^b   Leturcq, F ^a   Recan, D ^a   Devaux, J Y ^a   Weber, S ^a   Duboc, D ^a  

^a René Descartes University ^*  (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 3442898828     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.021113     Document Type: Article

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