Radial and longitudinal strain and strain rate assessed by speckle-tracking echocardiography in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease

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  • Nora Elisabeth Zois
  • A. Tidholm
  • K.M. Nägga
  • S.G. Moesgaard
  • Caroline Elisabeth Rasmussen
  • Bo Torkel Falk
  • J. Häggström
  • H.D. Pedersen
  • B. Åblad
  • H.Y. Nilsen
  • Olsen, Lisbeth Høier
Assessment of left ventricular (LV) function using conventional echocardiographic methods is difficult in mitral regurgitation (MR) owing to altered hemodynamic loading conditions. Newer methods such as speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) provide assessment of LV strain (St) and strain rates (SR).
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Vol/bind26
Udgave nummer6
Sider (fra-til)1309-1319
Antal sider11
ISSN0891-6640
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2012

    Forskningsområder

  • Det tidligere LIFE - Deformation, Deformation Rate, Mitral regurgitation, Ventricular function

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