Left ventricular strain and peak systolic velocity: responses to controlled changes in load and contractility, explored in a porcine model

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tissue velocity echocardiography is increasingly used to evaluate global and regional cardiac function. Previous studies have suggested that the quantitative measurements obtained during ejection are reliable indices of contractility...

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Main Authors: A’roch Roman, Gustafsson Ulf, Johansson Göran, Poelaert Jan, Haney Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/10/1/22