Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
Left Ventricular and Left Atrial Strain Characteristics in Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever Receiving Long-Term Colchicine Therapy.
Hüseyin Durak, Mustafa Çetin, Nadir Emlek, Ali Gökhan Özyıldız, Hakan Duman, Elif Ergül, Ahmet Özsipahi, Barış Dindar, Osman Cüre
Published: 202610.3390/diagnostics16020296
Abstract
Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a chronic autoinflammatory disorder characterized by sustained systemic inflammation that may affect cardiac structure and function. Colchicine is the cornerstone of FMF therapy and has cardiovascular…
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