Evaluation of left ventricular systolic function in pediatric sickle cell anemia patients using the end-systolic wall stress-velocity of circumferential fiber shortening relationship.

Evaluation of left ventricular systolic function in pediatric sickle cell anemia patients using the end-systolic wall stress-velocity of circumferential fiber shortening relationship. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Jun 06; 47(11):2283-8.

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subject areas

Adolescent
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Myocardial Contraction
Myofibrils
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Systole
Time Factors
Ventricular Function
Ventricular Function, Left

authors with profiles

RICARDO PIGNATELLI
NANCY AYRES