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Speckle Tracking Analysis Reveals Altered Left Atrial and Ventricular Myocardial Deformation in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease

Background: Cardiac function can be influenced by liver cirrhosis and should be thoroughly evaluated before liver transplantation. We investigated left ventricular (LV) and, for the first time, left atrial (LA) strain and strain rate in end-stage liver cirrhosis patients of different etiologies. Met...

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Autores principales: von Köckritz, Franzisca, Braun, Alexander, Schmuck, Rosa B., Dobrindt, Eva M., Eurich, Dennis, Heinzel, Frank R., Pieske, Burkert, Escher, Felicitas, Zhang, Kun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7956617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33668295
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10050897