Early improvement in cardiac function detected by Tissue Doppler and strain imaging after melphalan-dexamethasone therapy in a 51-year old subject with severe cardiac amyloidosis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 278-282

  Ballo, Piercarlo ^a   Motto, Andrea ^a   Corsini, Francesca ^a   Orlandini, Francesco ^a   Mondillo, Sergio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Diastolic function; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MELPHALAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MELPHALAN; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 54549084400     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.104     Document Type: Article

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