Does myocardial deformation imaging unmask subtle left ventricular systolic dysfunction in asymptomatic and treatment-naïve HIV patients?
HIV infection itself is accompanied by subclinical systolic dysfunction, not apparent to standard echocardiography that can be unmasked though using sensitive echocardiographic techniques.
The effects of flapless, bone awl-induced damage were limited to the cortical bone. Because there was no effect on the medullary bone mesial to the tooth being moved, no differences in tooth movements were produced.