Evaluation of left ventricle function by strain imaging in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1056-1060

  Kalkan, Gulhan Yuksel ^a   Bayram, Nihal Akar ^a   Erten, Sukran ^a   Keles, Telat ^a   Durmaz, Tahir ^a   Akcay, Murat ^a   Bozkurt, Engin ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

familial Mediterranean fever; left ventricular function; strain and strain rate imaging

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 78349261871     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01217.x     Document Type: Article

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