Systolic and global right ventricular functions of children with bronchial asthma as compared with those of healthy controls using echocardiography: a single-centre cross-sectional observational study from Nigeria

• Հիմնական հեղինակներ: Muhammad shakur Abubakar (Հեղինակ), Ibrahim Aliyu (Հեղինակ), Umma Abdulsalam Ibrahim (Հեղինակ), Nuhu Abubakar Garba (Հեղինակ), Mustafa O. Asani (Հեղինակ)
• Ձևաչափ: Գիրք
• Հրապարակվել է: SpringerOpen, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Խորագրեր: article
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Abstract Background Asthma is the most prevalent chronic airway condition in children. It is characterised by hyperresponsiveness of the small airways leading to airway narrowing, which is usually reversible, with or without treatment. Asthma is known to cause right ventricular dysfunction, but not...