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Myocardial strain imaging: how useful is it in clinical decision making?

Myocardial strain is a principle for quantification of left ventricular (LV) function which is now feasible with speckle-tracking echocardiography. The best evaluated strain parameter is global longitudinal strain (GLS) which is more sensitive than left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) as a meas...

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Autores principales: Smiseth, Otto A., Torp, Hans, Opdahl, Anders, Haugaa, Kristina H., Urheim, Stig
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26508168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehv529