Subclinical Regional Myocardial Dysfunction Assessed by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Fragmented QRS Complexes

Authors :: Kursat Tigen
Erdal Durmus
Altug Cincin
Tarik Kivrak
Yelda Basaran
Beste Ozben
Halil Atas
Haner Direskeneli
Murat Sunbul
Gulsen Ozen
Sunbul, Murat
Tigen, Kursat
Ozen, Gulsen
Durmus, Erdal
Kivrak, Tarik
Cincin, Altug
Ozben, Beste
Atas, Halil
Direskeneli, Haner
Basaran, Yelda
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 62(18):C1-C2
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2013.
Abstract: OP-004 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a characterized by vascular dysfunction and excessive fibrosis. Cardiac manifestations are common in SSc while in the majority of SSc patients, these manifestations may remain subclinical. The aim of the study was to evaluate regional myocardial function of SSc

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
integumentary system
business.industry
Fragmented qrs
Speckle tracking echocardiography
medicine.disease
Myocardial function
Fibrosis
Internal medicine
medicine
Cardiology
skin and connective tissue diseases
business
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Subclinical infection

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