Left ventricular myocardial performance assessed by 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with sickle cell crisis
Background: The status of left ventricle in sickle cell anemia presenting in sickle crisis and follow up has been minimally studied in past. To determine the left ventricular (LV) myocardial performance in these patients, we performed the study to assess two dimensional strains imaging which allowed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483212000971 |