Subclinical myocardial dysfunction by tissue Doppler echocardiography in primary antiphospholipid syndrome: Preliminary results

Subclinical myocardial dysfunction by tissue Doppler echocardiography in primary antiphospholipid syndrome: Preliminary results

Aim of the work: To preliminary evaluate the myocardiac function in asymptomatic primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS) patients using conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiogram. Patients and methods: Nine female PAPS patients asymptomatic for cardiac manifestations and 7 matched controls were...

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Main Authors: Tarcila Fontes de Lima Gomes Lucena, Alessandro C. Lianza, Roberto Paulo Correia de Araujo, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatologist
Subjects:
Primary antiphospholipid syndrome
Doppler echocardiography
Asymptomatic
Diastolic dysfunction
Myocardial dysfunction
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