Reduced myocardial reserve in cirrhotic patients: an evaluation by dobutamine stress speckle tracking and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) echocardiography
Introduction: Despite the normal systolic function at rest, cirrhotic patients often suffer from volume overload and symptoms of heart failure as they face stressful situations. This study investigated the myocardial reserve in cirrhotic patients at resting condition and peak stress by dobutamine sp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2019-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research |
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Online Access: | https://jcvtr.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jcvtr-11-127.pdf |