Echocardiographic evaluation of ventricular function in young adults with bronchial asthma
Background: Bronchial asthma (BA) is a common chronic inflammatory condition affecting the airways. Bronchial asthma not only affects the lung but also affects other organs including the heart. Right ventricular (RV) hypertrophy and dilation and left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction were obser...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
|
Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000563 |