Speckle tracking derived reference values of myocardial deformation and impact of cardiovascular risk factors - Results from the population-based STAAB cohort study.

<h4>Aims</h4>We aimed to provide reference values for speckle-tracking derived systolic and diastolic myocardial deformation markers, and to determine their relation with age, sex, and cardiovascular risk factors.<h4>Methods and results</h4>The Characteristics and Course of H...

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Main Authors: Caroline Morbach, Bettina N Walter, Margret Breunig, Dan Liu, Theresa Tiffe, Martin Wagner, Götz Gelbrich, Peter U Heuschmann, Stefan Störk, STAAB consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221888