Evaluation of cardiac functions with Doppler echocardiography in children with Down syndrome and anatomically normal heart

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 174-180

  Al Biltagi, Mohammed ^a   Serag, Amany R ^b   Hefidah, Mohammed M ^a   Mabrouk, Maaly M ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cardiac function; Down syndrome; Echocardiography; Tissue Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIASTOLE; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HEART; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; PRESSURE; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84879802512     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951112000613     Document Type: Article

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