title: Myocardial mechanics for the early detection of cardiac sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Greece.
authors.forename: Constantina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aggeli
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Felekos
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tousoulis
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gialafos
authors.forename: Aggeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rapti
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Echocardiography; Myocardial function; Sarcoidosis; Speckle tracking