Speckle tracking echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular longitudinal strain in female patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism

• Published in: Cardiovascular endocrinology & metabolism Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 182 - 185
• Main Authors: Abdelrazk, Randa R., El-Sehrawy, Amr A., Ghoniem, Mohamed G. M., Amer, Maged Z.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Original

Background Patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) are subjected to many cardiac changes. However, these changes are of gradual onset and cannot be usually detected using conventional diagnostic methods. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is capable to detect cardiac function alterations...