Left ventricular longitudinal function assessment in rabbits after acute occlusion of left anterior descending coronary artery by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging

Abstact Background To evaluate the left ventricular (LV) longitudinal function changes in rabbits after acute occlusion of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D–STI). Methods Forty-eight New Zealand white rabbits underwent echocardiography examinat...

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Main Authors: Jun Huang, Zi-Ning Yan, Li Fan, Yi-Fei Rui, Xiang-Ting Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-017-0655-6