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Intervendor variability of carotid intima–media thickness measurement: validation study using newly developed ultrasound phantom
PurposeUltrasonography-derived carotid artery intima–media thickness (IMT) has been established as an early atherosclerotic imaging biomarker. The...
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Multivendor comparison of global and regional 2D cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking strains vs tissue tagging at 3T
BackgroundCardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) 2D feature tracking (FT) left ventricular (LV) myocardial strain has seen widespread use to...
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Correction to: Intervendor variability of carotid intima–media thickness measurement: validation study using newly developed ultrasound phantom
In the Original publication of the article Table 3 was published incorrectly.
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Speckle tracking echocardiographically-based analysis of ventricular strain in children: an intervendor comparison
BackgroundStrain and synchrony can be calculated from a variety of software packages, but there is a paucity of data with inter-vendor comparisons in...
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Comparison of mitral annular displacement and global longitudinal strain imaging for predicting significant coronary atherosclerotic disease in patients of chronic stable angina pectoris
Myocardial strain by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) is a validated clinical index of myocardial deformation, for...
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Towards standardized postprocessing of global longitudinal strain by feature tracking – OptiStrain CMR-FT study
BackgroundLeft ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is an important prognostic biomarker. Its...
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Prognostic Value of RV Function Analysis During the Interstage Period in Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Cardiac dysfunction is associated with mortality in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). We evaluated the ability of qualitative and...
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Prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance derived global longitudinal strain analysis in patients with ischaemic and non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) derived left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV-GLS) for evaluating dilated cardiomyopathy patients has been...
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The influence of region of interest width in fetal 2D-speckle tracking echocardiography late in pregnancy
Speckle tracking echocardiography is a promising method for assessment of myocardial function in fetal and neonatal hearts, but further studies are...
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The roles of global longitudinal strain imaging in contemporary clinical cardiology
Myocardial deformation imaging is now readily available during routine echocardiography and plays an important role in the advanced care of...
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Comprehensive evaluation of left ventricular deformation using speckle tracking echocardiography in normal children: comparison of three-dimensional and two-dimensional approaches
BackgroundThree-dimensional (3D) speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) can overcome some of the inherent limitations of two-dimensional (2D) STE;...
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The effect of body weight on left atrial function determined by longitudinal strain analysis in young adults
PurposeObesity is a risk factor for various cardiovascular disorders. Left atrial (LA) function is vital for predicting adverse outcomes in many...
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Segmental and global longitudinal strain measurement by 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in severe rheumatic mitral stenosis
BackgroundThe present study aimed to detect subtle left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) by...
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Myocardial strain: a clinical review
BackgroundMyocardial strain—change in myocardial fibre length over the cardiac cycle—is a measure of cardiac muscle function. It is obtained using...
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Longitudinal Cardiac Evaluation of Children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) Following COVID-19 by Conventional and Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), is a rare but severe, hyperinflammatory complication of COVID-19, in which cardiovascular...
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Application of myocardial work in predicting adverse events among patients with resistant hypertension
BackgroundHypertension is the most common chronic disease and the leading risk factor for disability and premature deaths worldwide. Approximately...
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Association of left atrial size and function by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with long term outcomes in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Left atrial (LA) function and strain are being investigated as markers of disease progression in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). To assess LA...
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Global longitudinal strain: an early marker for cardiotoxicity in patients treated for breast cancer
BackgroundPatients treated with anthracyclines and trastuzumab are at increased risk of develo** heart failure. Early diagnosis and treatment may...
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Quantitative MR imaging biomarkers for distinguishing inflammatory pancreatic mass and pancreatic cancer—a systematic review and meta-analysis
ObjectivesTo evaluate the diagnostic performance of quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging biomarkers in distinguishing between inflammatory...
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Abnormal echocardiographic findings after COVID-19 infection: a multicenter registry
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has transformed health systems worldwide. There is conflicting data regarding the degree of...
