Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association of Tissue Doppler and Strain Imaging with Disease Activity

Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association of Tissue Doppler and Strain Imaging with Disease Activity

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a connective tissue disorder with cardiovascular involvement associated with high morbidity and mortality. Routine echocardiography often misses early myocardial involvement. We intend to use tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), strain and strain rate imagi...

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Main Authors: Satyendra Tewari, Pradeepta Patro, Mullusoge Mariappa Harsha, Ramnath Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
echocardiogram
strain imaging
systemic lupus erythematosus
systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index
tissue doppler
Online Access:http://www.jcpconline.org/article.asp?issn=2250-3528;year=2020;volume=9;issue=4;spage=140;epage=144;aulast=Tewari

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