Assessment of lateral mitral, septal and tricuspid myocardial performance indices by tissue Doppler imaging in asthmatic children

ConclusionTei index can detect subclinical ventricular dysfunction in asthmatics and is affected by asthma duration, control and severity. It can be used for future scoring of asthma severity. Septal annulus seems to be the best location for assessing Tei index in asthmatics.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research