Usefulness of the myocardial performance index (MPI) for assessing ventricular function in obese pediatric patients

Obesity is a prevalent pathological and nutritional disease relating to clinical and sub-clinical disorders. Furthermore, its complications exert a major impact on cardiovascular risk. Myocardial performance index (MPI) has been described as noninvasive Doppler measures of left ventricular (L...

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Main Authors: Ertürk Levent, Damla Gökşen, Arif Ruhi Ozyürek, Sükran Darcan, Mahmut Coker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2005-01-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2679
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