Global longitudinal strain by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography is closely related to myocardial infarct size in chronic ischaemic heart disease [1]

Clinical Science

Volumn 113, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 393-

  Song, Ze Zhou ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ischaemic heart disease; Longitudinal strain; Myocardial infarction; Two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAVES DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 36348939847     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20070171     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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