Subtle cardiac dysfunction in nephropathic cystinosis: insight from tissue Doppler imaging and 2D speckle tracking echocardiography.

Mohamed H AfifySafaa M AbdelrahmanHossam I MohamedRasha HelmyGaser AbdelmohsenOsama AbdelazizNeveen A Soliman

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2020)

Patients with cystinosis have significant both left and right ventricular dysfunction, which can be better evaluated using the non-conventional echocardiographic modalities like TDI and 2D-STE for early detection of subtle cardiac dysfunction.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
oxidative stress
pulmonary hypertension
high resolution
heart failure
left atrial
mass spectrometry
blood flow
photodynamic therapy
catheter ablation