Impaired left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions in patients with early grade pulmonary sarcoidosis.
European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology, vol.11, no.10, pp.809-13, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 11 Issue: 10
- Publication Date: 2010
- Doi Number: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq070
- Journal Name: European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.809-13
- Keywords: Sarcoidosis, Echocardiography, Tissue Doppler imaging, Isovolumic acceleration, TISSUE DOPPLER-ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS, HEART, LONG
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Cardiac sarcoidosis is symptomatic in only 5% of patients, and it is an independent predictor of mortality and carries a very poor prognosis. In our study, we aimed to assess left ventricle (LV) systolic and diastolic functions with tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in patients with early grade pulmonary sarcoidosis.