Assessment of left ventricular regional function in affected and carrier dogs with duchenne muscular dystrophy using speckle tracking echocardiography

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a relatively new method to detect regional myocardial dysfunction. To assess left ventricular (LV) regional myocardial dysfunction using STE in Duchenne muscular dystrophy mo...

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Main Authors: Yugeta Naoko, Fujii Yoko, Takano Hiroshi, Takeda Shinichi, Wakao Yoshito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/11/23