Assessment of cardiac function in absence of congenital and acquired heart disease in patients with Down syndrome

Balli S., Yucel I. K., Kibar A. E., Ece I., Sen Dalkiran E., Candan S.

WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.12, sa.4, ss.463-469, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12519-016-0012-3
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.463-469
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Extra genetic material in patients with Down syndrome (DS) may affect the function of any organ system. We evaluated cardiac functions using conventional tissue Doppler and two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with DS in the absence of congenital and acquired heart disease in patients.