Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5612951 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Area strain represents a promising novel automatic index that may provide an accurate and reproducible alternative to current echocardiographic standards for quantitative assessment of global and regional LV function. Area strain seems to adequately identify regional wall motion abnormalities compared with the clinical standard of visual assessment by experienced echocardiographers.
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Authors
Sebastiaan A. MD, Mohamed F.A. MD, Caroline B. PhD, Albert C. MD, PhD, Otto MD, PhD,