[Echocardiographic study of the left ventricle function in heroin dependence].
The left ventricular function has been examined in 20 drug addicts with echo-Doppler and echocardiographic methods. The results obtained demonstrate that, in a certain percentage of drug addicts, there is, in comparison to controls, a subclinical alteration of the ejection fraction and the circumferential shortening velocity; on the contrary, alterations of cardiac output are not observed.
Orlando
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Fantini
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D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013318:Stroke Volume
Studio ecocardiografico della funzione ventricolare sinistra nella tossicodipendenza da eroina.