Systemic sclerosis: detection of early subclinical diffuse myocardial fibrosis and impaired left ventricular strain by cardiovascular magnetic resonance
โ Scribed by Ntusi, Ntobeko A; Piechnik, Stefan K; Francis, Jane M; Ferreira, Vanessa M; Rai, Aitzaz B; Matthews, Paul M; Robson, Matthew D; Moon, James; Wordsworth, Paul B; Neubauer, Stefan; Karamitsos, Theodoros D
- Book ID
- 121568043
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6647
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