International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 131, Issue 2 , Pages 200-203 , 9 January 2009

Impairment of diastolic function in adult patients affected by osteogenesis imperfecta clinically asymptomatic for cardiac disease: Casuality or causality?

  • Silvia Migliaccio

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico 155 00161 Roma, Italy. Fax: +39064461450.
    • First two authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Giuseppe Barbaro

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    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
    • First two authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Rachele Fornari

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Gabriella Di Lorenzo

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Mauro Celli

      Affiliations

    • Pediatria, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Carla Lubrano

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Stefania Falcone

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Elisa Fabbrini

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Emanuela Greco

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Anna Zambrano

      Affiliations

    • Pediatria, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Marina Brama

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Giancarlo Prossomariti

      Affiliations

    • Scienze Radiologiche, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Sara Marzano

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Mario Marini

      Affiliations

    • Scienze Radiologiche, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Francesco Conti

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Patrizia D'Eufemia

      Affiliations

    • Pediatria, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • Giovanni Spera

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, Dipartimenti, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy

Received 2 January 2007 ,Revised 10 July 2007 ,Accepted 20 October 2007.

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PII: S0167-5273(07)01948-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.10.051

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 131, Issue 2 , Pages 200-203 , 9 January 2009

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