Two-dimensional speckle tracking of the left ventricle in patients with systemic sclerosis for an early detection of myocardial involvement

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 863-870

  Spethmann, Sebastian ^a   Dreger, Henryk ^a   Schattke, Sebastian ^a   Riemekasten, Gabriela ^a,b   Borges, Adrian C ^c   Baumann, Gert ^a   Knebel, Fabian ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Leibniz Institute   (Germany)

^c Helios Klinikum   (Germany)

Author keywords

2D strain; 2D strain rate; Myocardial involvement; Speckle tracking; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84867490788     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes047     Document Type: Article

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