Evaluation of cardiomyopathy with two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A and 2B.

Abdurrahman Akyüz Murat ÇapSüleyman VarsakFerhat IşıkAskeri TurkenErcan TaştanErkan Baysal

Published in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2022)

LV 2D-STE parameters of LGMD2A patients were similar to the control group, while they decreased significantly (less negative) in LGMD2B patients, indicating that LV subclinical myocardial dysfunction may develop in LGMD2B patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
muscular dystrophy
prognostic factors
heart failure
oxidative stress