Asymptomatic left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in diffuse systemic sclerosis patients: conventional echocardiography and left atrial speckle tracking

Asymptomatic left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in diffuse systemic sclerosis patients: conventional echocardiography and left atrial speckle tracking

Objective Our objective was to assess asymptomatic left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) in diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients using both conventional and two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in correlation to disease variables. Patients and methods Twenty-two patients wi...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Aboughanima, Abdelaziz Gomaa, Gehan El Olemy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
diastolic dysfunction
speckle tracking
systemic sclerosis
Online Access:http://www.err.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-161X;year=2019;volume=46;issue=3;spage=170;epage=176;aulast=Aboughanima

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