Tarek Khalil Author

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Assessment of Left Ventricular Function by 2D Speckle Tracing Imaging in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism

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Tarek Khalil, Ghada Soltan and Omar Nada

Objective: To evaluate cardiac functions in patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism by 2D Echocardiography and Speckle Tracking Imaging. Background: Heart is a major target organ for thyroid hormone action. Subclinical thyroid disease has been associated with systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction and previous studies have shown that thyroxin replacement improved cardiac function in subjects with SH. Patients and methods: we prospectively included 50 patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) (Group I; 16 male, 34 female, Mean ± SD age: 34.08 ± 9.66 years) and the control group included 75 healthy volunteers (30 male, 45 female, Mean ± SD age: 31.47 ± 7.99 years). Left ventricular (LV) functions were ... view more»

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