Left and right ventricular strain and strain rate measurement in normal adults using velocity vector imaging: An assessment of reference values and intersystem agreement

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 571-580

  Fine, Nowell M ^a   Shah, Aijaz A ^a   Han, Il Yong ^a   Yu, Yang ^a   Hsiao, Ju Feng ^a   Koshino, Yuki ^a   Saleh, Hayder K ^a   Miller Jr , Fletcher A ^a   Oh, Jae K ^a   Pellikka, Patricia A ^a   Villarraga, Hector R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Reference values; Speckle tracking; Strain; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEAK SYSTOLIC LEFT VENTRICULAR CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRAIN RATE; PEAK SYSTOLIC LEFT VENTRICULAR LONGITUDINAL STRAIN RATE; PEAK SYSTOLIC LEFT VENTRICULAR RADIAL STRAIN RATE; PEAK SYSTOLIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR LONGITUDINAL STRAIN RATE; REFERENCE VALUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VELOCITY VECTOR IMAGING;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84879422608     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-012-0120-7     Document Type: Article

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