Innocent murmur is common in children Echocardiography is madatory in pathological murmur إقراء المزيد

BACKGROUND: Apart from right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) also exhibit left ventricular (LV) impairment, which may affect disease progression and prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate LV performance in IPF patients using color Doppler echocardiography (ECHO). METHODS: Fifty patients with IPF (mean age 57.8±6.3yrs) and 50 matched control subjects (57.1±5.9 yrs) were ... إقراء المزيد