Transmural myocardial strain gradient: A new and robust quantitative index of left ventricular wall motion based on myocardial strain imaging

Echocardiography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-187

  Chen, Xin ^a,b   Nakatani, Satoshi ^a,c  

^a Department of Cardiology   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

coronary artery disease; echocardiography; transmural myocardial strain gradient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL STRAIN IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSMURAL MYOCARDIAL STRAIN GRADIENT;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 79551543568     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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