Impact of systemic sclerosis on electromechanical characteristics of the heart

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-228

  Karaahmet, Tansu ^a   Tigen, Kursat ^a   Gurel, Emre ^a   Takir, Mumtaz ^b   Avci, Anil ^a   Cevik, Cihan ^c   Pala, Selcuk ^a   Dundar, Cihan ^a   Basaran, Yelda ^d  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conduction abnormality; Connective tissue disorder; Electromechanical delay

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QT INTERVAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FUNCTION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956155372     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00380-009-1197-3     Document Type: Article

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