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Is 2D speckle tracking echocardiography useful for detecting and monitoring myocardial dysfunction in adult m.3243A>G carriers? — a retrospective pilot study

OBJECTIVES: Cardiomyopathy is a common complication of mitochondrial disorders, associated with increased mortality. Two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2DSTE) can be used to quantify myocardial deformation. Here, we aimed to determine the usefulness of 2DSTE in detecting and monitori...

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Autores principales: Koene, S., Timmermans, J., Weijers, G., de Laat, P., de Korte, C. L., Smeitink, J. A. M., Janssen, M. C. H., Kapusta, L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5306433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28054208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10545-016-0001-7