Evaluation of cardiomyopathy with two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A and 2B.

Purpose: Cardiac involvement in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD)2A and LGMD2B, the most common subgroups of LGMD, is controversial. Our study aims to determine whether myocardial dysfunction develops in LGMD2A and LGMD2B patients.

Methods: The study included 16 LGMD2A, 12 LGMD2B patients, and 48 healthy individuals.

Evaluation of Myocardial Strain by 2-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.

Background: Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is one of the most common congenital muscle disorders. Whether facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy causes cardiac involvement is still controversial. Although electrocardiography and conventional echocardiography studies have been performed, there is no data on strain echocardiography in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

Myocardial Strain Assessment by 2D Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with Congenital Myopathy.

Background: Congenital myopathies (CMs) are a group of rare genetic muscle disorders. Cardiac involvement can be seen in these patients. We aimed to evaluate the myocardial strain parameters by 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) in patients with CM.

COVID-19 anxiety and hygiene status in vocational schools of health services students in Turkey: A multicenter study.

Background: While the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic creates fear and anxiety on the students' academic achievement, the risk of an infectious disease may negatively affect education by reducing the concentration ability of students. Thus, it is essential to evaluate the knowledge, behaviors, anxiety levels, and hygiene status of students.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, behavior change, anxiety, and hygiene status of university students about COVID-19.