title: [Clinical significance of echocardiography in patients with systemic vasculitis].
abstract: The paper reports results of echocardiographic studies of patients with systemic vasculitis treated at E.M. Tareev Clinic during 1991-2006. The major findings include valve pathology, disturbed regional contractility, exudative pericarditis, systolic and diastolic dysfunction. Most patients examined in 2005-2006 turned out to have enhanced left ventricular systolodiastolic (Tei) index.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Strizhakov
authors.forename: L Iu
authors.initials: LIu
authors.lastname: Churganova
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Krivosheev
authors.forename: D Iu
authors.initials: DIu
authors.lastname: Shchekochikhin
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Semenkova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging