Can tissue Doppler echocardiography detect subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with diabetes? Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 590-591

  Garcia, Mario J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 35648976554     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0983     Document Type: Short Survey

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