Occult left ventricular dysfunction diagnosed by myocardial performance index in patients with limb girdle muscle dystrophy: A case control study

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 139-142

  Gurrala, Rajashekar R ^a   Alla, Venkata M B ^b   Aronow, Wilbert S ^c   Shankar, Jai S ^a   Angamutta, Meena K ^a   Lanka, Krishna S R ^a   Challa, Sundaram ^a   Nair, Chandra K ^b  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Left ventricular dysfunction; Limb girdle muscle dystrophy; Myocardial performance index; Tei index

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053019409     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: 16155939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1278268     Document Type: Article

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