Evaluation of left ventricular myocardial stratified strain in patients with Kawasaki disease using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute autoimmune self-limited disease of unknown etiology. We aimed to evaluate the left ventricular myocardial stratified strains in children with KD in different stages using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging, and to find the index that can early predict myocardi...

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Main Authors: Jinling Hu, Qiaojin Zheng, Weidong Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.899945/full