Cardiac Evaluation Using Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography and Conventional Echocardiography in Taiwanese Patients with Mucopolysaccharidoses

Cardiac Evaluation Using Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography and Conventional Echocardiography in Taiwanese Patients with Mucopolysaccharidoses

Background: Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of rare inherited metabolic disorders that can damage various organs, including the heart. Cardiac abnormalities have been observed in patients with all MPS types, with the most documented abnormalities being cardiac valvular regurgitation and ste...

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Main Authors: Hsiang-Yu Lin, Chih-Kuang Chuang, Chung-Lin Lee, Ming-Ren Chen, Kuo-Tzu Sung, Shan-Miao Lin, Charles Jia-Yin Hou, Dau-Ming Niu, Tung-Ming Chang, Chung-Lieh Hung, Shuan-Pei Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
cardiac
conventional echocardiography
global longitudinal strain
mucopolysaccharidosis
speckle-tracking echocardiography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/2/62

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