Assessment of left ventricular functions with tissue Doppler, strain, and strain rate echocardiography in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

Ceylan O., Ozgur S., Orun U. A., Dogan V., YILMAZ O., Keskin M., ...More

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.15, no.8, pp.663-668, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/akd.2014.5544
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.663-668
  • Keywords: familial Mediterranean fever, strain, global strain, strain rate, MYOCARDIAL-FUNCTION, AMERICAN-SOCIETY, CHILDREN, RECOMMENDATIONS, ARTHRITIS, STIFFNESS, VELOCITY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study assessed the early changes in regional and global systolic and diastolic myocardial functions in patients with familial Mediterranean fever without any cardiovascular symptoms using tissue Doppler and strain and strain rate echocardiography and compared them to the results of a control group.