Evaluation of longitudinal and radial left ventricular function by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in a large cohort of normal probands

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 515-526

  Reckefuss, Norbert ^a   Butz, Thomas ^b   Horstkotte, Dieter ^a   Faber, Lothar ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Left ventricular function; Myocardial deformation; Myocardial strain; Normal probands; Speckle tracking echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SIZE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL STRAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLIC PRESTRETCHING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958090980     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-010-9716-y     Document Type: Article

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