Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9945708 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The direction of maximal myocardial contraction is known to change with ischemic injury to the myocardium and can be a sensitive, regionally varying index of myocardial ischemia. The critical first step in the clinical application of this technology is to accurately characterize normal ranges of principal strain angles.
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Authors
Brian P. PhD, Benjamin J. MD, Marc D. MD, Joseph MSEE, Joseph MD, Nader MD, Michael K. MD,