Increased left ventricular trabeculation in individuals with sickle cell anaemia: Physiology or pathology?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1658-1660

  Gati, S ^a,b   Papadakis, M ^a   Van Niekerk, N ^b   Reed, M ^a   Yeghen, T ^a   Sharma, S ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Left Ventricular Trabeculation; Sickle Cell Anaemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICULAR TRABECULATION; HEART PRELOAD; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT VENTRICULAR TRABECULATION; SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885312384     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.039     Document Type: Article

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