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Assessment of left ventricular function in ST-elevation myocardial infarction by global longitudinal strain: a comparison with ejection fraction, infarct size, and wall motion score index measured by non-invasive imaging modalities

Nisha Mistry, J O Beitnes, Sam Halvorsen, Michael Abdelnoor, Pavel Hoffmann, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Giselle Corbie‐Smith, S. Aakhus

European Journal of Echocardiography · 2011 · 26 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Global strain is associated well with EF measured by all modalities. Global strain was found to be the best predictor of low EF measured by the gold standard MRI. Since global strain is an inexpensive test, these data may be of health economic interest.

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