Global and Regional Longitudinal Strains Predict Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Mitral Valve Repair: A Two Dimensional Speckle Tracking Study
Background It has been well documented that reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) has adverse effect on the outcome of patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) after mitral valve repair (MVr). However, the best method for early detection of LV dysfunction in asymptomatic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Razavi Hospital, Mashhad, Iran
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Razavi International Journal of Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/rijm.41456 |