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Right Atrial Deformation Mechanics in Children with Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy

BACKGROUND: Children with significant adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) may show right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. We aimed to evaluate RV dysfunction in such children before adenotonsillectomy by evaluating peak longitudinal right atrial (RA) strain (PLRAS) in systole. PLRAS, electrocardiogram (EC...

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Autores principales: Kang, Soo Jung, Kwon, Yoo Won
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Echocardiography 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6310760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30607387
http://dx.doi.org/10.4250/jcvi.2018.26.e26