Segmental myocardial strain of the left ventricle in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 100-108

  Miyazaki, Tatsushi ^a   Tatara, Katsunori ^a   Mori, Kazuhiro ^b   Inoue, Miki ^c   Hayabuchi, Yasunobu ^c   Kagami, Shoji ^c  

^a Yoshinogawa   (Japan)

^b TOKUSHIMA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Myocardial strain; Speckle tracking echcardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953364283     PISSN: 13490222     EISSN: 1880344X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2303/jecho.6.100     Document Type: Article

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