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Subtle right ventricular dysfunction in asymptomatic chronic heavy cigarette smokers: a speckle tracking case-control study

BACKGROUND: Chronic heavy cigarette smoking can affect the right ventriclular function. The standard echocardiography may not show early right ventricular functional changes, and a more sensitive measure is needed. The aim of this work was to evaluate the subtle subclinical effects of chronic heavy...

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Autores principales: Janhangeer, Mohammad Iqbal, Youssef, Ghada, El Naggar, Weal, El Remisy, Dalia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7966610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33725204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43044-021-00151-y