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Effects of chronic cigarette smoking on myocardial deformation parameters by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography.

Belma YamanOnur AkpınarLevent CeritHatice S KemalSongül UsalpUmit YuksekEser AçıkgözUğur CoşkunHamza Duygu
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2019)
Impaired LV and RV deformation were found in chronic smokers in our study. Although there was no statistically significant difference with left ventricular ejection fraction, LV GLS which is the early indicator of LV systolic dysfunction was lower in chronic smokers. The assessment of early harmful effects of smoking on left and right ventricle might be evaluated with speckle tracking echocardiography.
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