Early diagnosis of cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus via global longitudinal strain (GLS) by speckle tracking echocardiography
Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) myocarditis occurs in between 5% and 10% of patients with lupus. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) via speckle tracking echocardiography can detect cardiac involvement in patients suffering from SLE. We decided to determine the echocardiographic featur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcvtr.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jcvtr-10-231.pdf |