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Real-time evaluation of longitudinal peak systolic strain (speckle tracking measurement) in left and right ventricles of athletes

BACKGROUND: Strain, and particularly Longitudinal Peak Systolic Strain (LPSS), plays a role in investigating the segmental and overall contractility of the heart which is a particularly interesting feature in athletes in whom regular training determines several morphological and functional modificat...

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Autores principales: Stefani, Laura, Pedrizzetti, Gianni, De Luca, Alessio, Mercuri, Roberto, Innocenti, Gabriele, Galanti, Giorgio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2676253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19356233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-7-17