Current and evolving echocardiographic techniques for the quantitative evaluation of cardiac mechanics: ASE/EAE consensus statement on methodology and indications: Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-313

  Mor Avi, Victor ^a   Lang, Roberto M ^a   Badano, Luigi P ^b   Belohlavek, Marek ^c   Cardim, Nuno Miguel ^d   Derumeaux, Geneviève ^e   Galderisi, Maurizio ^f   Marwick, Thomas ^g   Nagueh, Sherif F ^h   Sengupta, Partho P ⁱ   Sicari, Rosa ^j   Smiseth, Otto A ^k   Smulevitz, Beverly ^l   Takeuchi, Masaaki ^m   Thomas, James D ^g   Vannan, Mani ⁿ   Voigt, Jens Uwe ^o   Zamorano, José Luis ^p  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL DA LUZ   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^f FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

ⁿ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^p HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Integrated backscatter; Myocardial Doppler; Myocardial strain; Speckle tracking; Tissue Doppler; Tissue tracking; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; EUROPE; HEART; HUMANS; JAPAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951887922     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.01.015     Document Type: Review

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