Ultrasonic Characteristics of Cardiovascular Changes in Children with Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria Syndrome: A Comparative Study with Normal Children and Aging People

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The strain analysis of LV for HGPS and age-matched healthy children. (a) The global circumferential strain (GCS) of age-matched healthy children. (b) The LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) of age-matched healthy children. (c) The GCS of an elder HGPS patient (16 years old). (d) The GLS of an elder HGPS patient (16 years old). A decrease in GCS and GLS was observed in HGPS children.

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