Hipertrofia ventricular izquierda con patrón de strain característico / Left ventricular hypertrophy with a characteristic strain pattern
Rev. chil. cardiol
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36(3): 249-253, dic. 2017. tab, ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-899593
ABSTRACT
Abstracts A 68 year-old male, with no past medical history, presented progressive shortness of breath on exertion and leg edema during the previous year. Trans-thoracic echocardiography depicted; severe left ventricular hypertrophy with mild systolic dysfunction (LVEF 50% biplane Simpson's method), severe diastolic dysfunction and moderate left atrial enlargement. Left ventricular myocardial deformation imaging by two-dimensional speckle-tracking was paramount for elucidating the differential diagnosis.
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Main subject:
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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