Detection of occult right ventricular dysfunction in young Egyptians with type 1 diabetes mellitus by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a common chronic disorder of childhood and adolescence. T1DM induced cardiomyopathy has a different entity than T2DM as it relies on different pathophysiological mechanisms, and rarely coexists with hypertension and obesity. Evaluation of right ventricu...

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Main Authors: Taghreed A. Ahmed, Yasser A. Ahmed, Asmaa I. Arafa, Rayyh A. Salah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483218301287

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