| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5612267 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2015 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
In a muscular dystrophy cohort, assessment of cardiac function is feasible and reproducible using shortening fraction, diastolic measures, and myocardial performance index. Cardiac strain measures identified early myocardial disease in patients with DMD.
Keywords
LGMDIVCTSTEICCIVRTPWDDMDDTIBMDMPIIsovolumic contraction timeechocardiographySpeckle-tracking echocardiographyDoppler tissue imagingBecker muscular dystrophyDuchenne muscular dystrophyLimb-girdle muscular dystrophyMuscular dystrophyIsovolumic relaxation timeejection timeMyocardial performance indexintraclass correlation coefficientlongitudinal strainCardiac strainCardiomyopathyCircumferential strain
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Authors
Christopher F. MD, Francis M. MD, Avital PhD, Lauren P. MS, Sunil J. MD, Heather MD, PhD, Adrienne MS, Anne M. MD, Timothy E. MD, Craig M. MD, Robert T. MD, Paula R. MD,