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High prevalence of subtle systolic and diastolic dysfunction in genotype-positive phenotype-negative relatives of dilated cardiomyopathy patients.
International journal of cardiology - 1 Feb 2021
Paldino Alessia, De Angelis Giulia, Dal Ferro Matteo, Faganello Giorgio, Porcari Aldostefano, Barbati Giulia, Korcova Renata, Gentile Piero, Artico Jessica, Cannatà Antonio, Gigli Marta, Pinamonti Bruno, Merlo Marco, Sinagra Gianfranco
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BACKGROUND: The early diagnosis of genetically determined dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) could improve the prognosis in mutation carriers. Left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV GLS) and peak left atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) are promising techniques for the detection of subtle systolic and diastolic dysfunction. We sought to evaluate the prevalence of subtle systolic and diastolic dysfunction by LV...
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