title: Segmental myocardial hypokinesis and hypertrophy as initial echocardiographic presentation of myocarditis.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleftherios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsiamis
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Panagopoulou
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Constantina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aggeli
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oikonomou
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: drtousoulis@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tousoulis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance; Echocardiography; Hypertrophy; Hypokinesis; Myocardial strain; Myocarditis