Assessment of tetralogy of Fallot–associated congenital extracardiac vascular anomalies in pediatric patients using low-dose dual-source computed tomography
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DOI: 10.1186/s12872-017-0718-8
Abstract: BackgroundTo investigate the diagnostic value of dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) in the evaluation of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)-associated extracardiac vascular abnormalities in pediatric patients compared with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).MethodsOne hundred and twenty-three pediatric patients diagnosed… read more here.
Keywords: computed tomography; extracardiac vascular; dual source; source computed ... See more keywords
Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction Is Associated With Extracardiac Organ Damages
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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00323
Abstract: Background: Several studies conducted in America or Europe have described major cardiac remodeling and diastolic dysfunction in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). We aimed at assessing cardiac involvement in SCD in sub-Saharan Africa where… read more here.
Keywords: dysfunction; scd; organ damages; associated extracardiac ... See more keywords