Layer-specific systolic and diastolic strain in  hypertensive patients with and without mild diastolic dysfunction

This study sought to examine layer-specific longitudinal and circumferential systolic and diastolic strain, strain rate (SR) and diastolic time intervals in hypertensive patients with and without diastolic dysfunction. Fifty-eight treated hypertensive patients were assigned to normal diastolic funct...

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Published in:	Echo Research and Practice
Main Authors:	Hisham Sharif PhD, Stephen Ting MRCP PhD, Lynsey Forsythe MSc, Gordon McGregor PhD, Prithwish Banerjee MD, Deborah O’Leary PhD, David Ditor PhD, Keith George PhD, Daniel Zehnder MD PhD, David Oxborough PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-03-01
Subjects:	diastolic dysfunction hypertension layer-specific strain transmural gradient
Online Access:	http://www.echorespract.com/content/5/1/41.full