Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5613387 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2008 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
VVI is a promising new tool for studying myocardial motion and deformation with good feasibility in the clinical setting. The assessment of myocardial longitudinal systolic S and S rate with VVI can be used to identify the presence, location, and the transmural extent of myocardial infarction.
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Authors
Ruxandra MD, PhD, Christos J. MD, Pier Giorgio MD, Lieven MD, PhD, Mariola MD, PhD, Jan MD, PhD, Frans MD, PhD, Walter MD, PhD, Frank MD, PhD, Jens-Uwe MD, Jan PhD,