Ten Years of 2D Longitudinal Strain for Early Myocardial Dysfunction Detection: A Clinical Overview

In recent years, the role of left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) as the gold standard parameter for the evaluation of systolic function has been questioned, and many efforts have been concentrated in the clinical validation of new noninvasive tools for the study of myocardial contractility. Impr...

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Main Authors: Concetta Zito, Luca Longobardo, Rodolfo Citro, Maurizio Galderisi, Lilia Oreto, Maria Ludovica Carerj, Roberta Manganaro, Maurizio Cusmà-Piccione, Maria Chiara Todaro, Gianluca Di Bella, Egidio Imbalzano, Bijoy K. Khandheria, Scipione Carerj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8979407