Cardiac mechanics and ventricular twist by three-dimensional strain analysis in relation to B-type natriuretic peptide as a clinical prognosticator for heart failure patients.

Cardiac mechanics and ventricular twist by three-dimensional strain analysis in relation to B-type natriuretic peptide as a clinical prognosticator for heart failure patients.

BACKGROUND: Three dimensional (3D) echocardiography-derived measurements of myocardial deformation and twist have recently advanced as novel clinical tools. However, with the exception of left ventricular ejection fraction and mass quantifications in hypertension and heart failure populations, the p...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Nan Chang, Yau-Huei Lai, Chih-Hsuan Yen, Chia-Ti Tsai, Jou-Wei Lin, Bernard E Bulwer, Ta-Chuan Hung, Charles Jia-Yin Hou, Jen-Yuan Kuo, Chung-Lieh Hung, Juey-Jen Hwang, Hung-I Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4278904?pdf=render

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