Left ventricular strain and strain rate by 2D speckle tracking in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension before and after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular (LV) strain and strain rate (SR) by 2D speckle tracking may be useful tools to assess chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) severity as well as response to successful p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Cardiovascular Ultrasound |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/8/1/43 |