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Left Ventricular Rotational Mechanics in Tanzanian Children with Sickle Cell Disease

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common inherited hemoglobinopathy. Adults with SCD manifest both systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction, though the age of onset of dysfunction has not been defined. Left ventricular (LV) rotational mechanics have not been studied in children with SCD....

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Autores principales: Di Maria, Michael V., Hsu, Hao H., Al-Naami, Ghassan, Gruenwald, Jeanine, Kirby, K. Scott, Kirkham, Fenella J., Cox, Sharon E., Younoszai, Adel K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mosby-Year Book 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4346279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25555520
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2014.11.014