Strain and strain rate: New and clinically relevant echo parameters of regional myocardial function

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-258

  Voigt, J U ^a   Flachskampf, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Ischemia; Myocardial function; Strain; Tissue doppler

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

CALCULATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTATION; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; REVIEW; SCAR;

ANIMALS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELASTICITY; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 2342417828     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-004-0047-7     Document Type: Review

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