Global Diastolic Strain Rate for the Assessment of Left Ventricular Relaxation and Filling Pressures

Jianwen Wang, Dirar S. Khoury, Vinay Thohan, Guillermo Torre‐Amione, Sherif F. Nagueh

Circulation · 2007 · 381 citations · 20 references

Abstract

Global SR(IVR) by 2-dimensional speckle tracking is strongly dependent on LV relaxation. E/SR(IVR) can predict LV filling pressures with reasonable accuracy, particularly in patients with normal ejection fraction and in those with regional dysfunction.

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