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Diphtheria echocardiography or ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Echocardiography may be performed to document ejection fraction (EF) and any signs of ventricular systolic dysfunction if diphtheria infection has been complicated by systemic involvement of the myocardium.[1]
Echocardiography
Echocardiography
Echocardiography may be done to document ejection fraction (EF) and any signs of ventricular systolic dysfunction if diphtheria infection has been complicated by systemic involvement of the myocardium.[1] Ventricular systolic dysfunction has been documented in cases of severe diphtheric myocarditis.[2]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lakkireddy DR, Kondur AK, Chediak EJ, Nair CK, Khan IA (2005). “Cardiac troponin I release in non-ischemic reversible myocardial injury from acute diphtheric myocarditis”. Int. J. Cardiol. 98 (2): 351–4. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.10.062. PMID 15686793.
- ↑ Ordian AM, Iushchuk ND, Karetkina GN, Golikov AP, Gazarian GA (2000). “[Clinical and prognostic significance of disturbed global and regional contractility of left ventricle in diphtheria myocarditis]”. Klin Med (Mosk) (in Russian). 78 (2): 20–3. PMID 10723145.
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