Open AccessSpeckle tracking evaluation of right ventricular functions in children with sickle cell disease
Author(s) -
Osama A. Tolba,
Mohamed El-Shanshory,
Mohamed Abdelaziz El-Gamasy,
Walid Ahmed El-Shehaby
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_140_16
Subject(s) - medicine , tracking (education) , ventricular function , disease , cardiology , psychology , pedagogy
Cardiac dysfunction is a risk factor for death in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).