Use of strain, strain rate, tissue velocity imaging, and endothelial function for early detection of cardiovascular involvement in patients with beta-thalassemia

• Main Authors: Abhinav Gupta (Author), Aditya Kapoor (Author), Shubha Phadke (Author), Archana Sinha (Author), Shridhar Kashyap (Author), Roopali Khanna (Author), Sudeep Kumar (Author), Naveen Garg (Author), Satyendra Tewari (Author), Pravin Goel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Global ventricular function often remains normal in patients with beta-thalassemia major. (β-TM) until late. Tissue Doppler and strain imaging may be useful to assess regional myocardial function abnormalities in these patients. Methods: Systolic (Sm), early diastolic (Em), and late dias...