Usefulness of myocardial strain imaging in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-115

  Fayssoil, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin; Strain and strain rate imaging

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DYSTROPHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 77949487625     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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