39. Speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with severe aortic stenosis and preserved ejection fraction undergoing aortic valve replacement

39. Speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with severe aortic stenosis and preserved ejection fraction undergoing aortic valve replacement

To evaluate myocardial strain by 2-dimensional speckle-tracking Echocardiography (2D-STE) in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF), before and after aortic valve replacement (AVR). Introduction: Severe AS is characterized by chronic incr...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Abdelshafy, Alaa A. Mohamed, Ahmad Alsaileek, Maryam Bukamseen, Edna G. Estacio, Nada Alshayeb, Tahlil Warsame, Ahmad S. Omran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731515002791

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