2-D Speckle tracking in the assessment of left and right ventricular functions in hemodialysis versus recently diagnosed uremic patients with preserved systolic function

Several studies have demonstrated that uremic patients who have preserved left ventricular (LV) systolic function could still have subtle systolic dysfunction. In our study, we assessed the right ventricular (RV) and LV myocardial functions measured by conventional echocardiography and two-dimension...

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Main Authors: Hatem Abdel Rahman Helmy Ali, Nady A. Razik Mohamad, Hanan Sharaf El-Deen Mohammad, Samir Kamal Abdul Hamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2016-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090730316300433