Left ventricular assessment in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis using conventional echocardiography and myocardial deformation by two-dimensional speckle-tracking method
Objective: Mucopolysaccharidosis is a rare genetic disease characterized by the intralysosomal deposition of glycosaminoglycans. Cardiovascular impairment is a common feature. Cardiac signs and symptoms are underestimated due to the disease involvement in other organs. Enzyme replacement therapy can...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Jornal de Pediatria |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755717310094 |