New echocardiographic techniques in the evaluation of left ventricular mechanics in subclinical thyroid dysfunction

Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 711-719

  Di Bello, Vitantonio ^a   Talini, Enrica ^a   Donne, Maria Grazia Delle ^a   Aghini Lombardi, Fabrizio ^a   Monzani, Fabio ^a   La Carrubba, Salvatore ^b   Antonini Canterin, Francesco ^c   Dini, Frank Lloyd ^d   Di Salvo, Giovanni ^e   Carerj, Scipione ^f   Marzilli, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Villa Sofia Hospital   (Italy)

^c S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^e SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left ventricular function; Subclinical thyroid dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; THYROID DISEASES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67650718224     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00875.x     Document Type: Article

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