Global longitudinal strain as a potential prognostic marker in patients with chronic heart failure and systolic dysfunction | Zendy

Inês Rangel | Zendy; Alexandra Gonçalves | Zendy; Carla Sousa | Zendy; Pedro Bernardo Almeida | Zendy; João Rodrigues | Zendy; Filipe Macedo | Zendy; José SilvaCardoso | Zendy; Maria Júlia Maciel | Zendy

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Global longitudinal strain as a potential prognostic marker in patients with chronic heart failure and systolic dysfunction

Author(s) -

Inês Rangel,

Alexandra Gonçalves,

Carla Sousa,

Pedro Bernardo Almeida,

João Rodrigues,

Filipe Macedo,

José SilvaCardoso,

Maria Júlia Maciel

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

revista portuguesa de cardiologia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2174-2030

pISSN - 0870-2551

DOI - 10.1016/j.repc.2014.01.023

Subject(s) - cardiology , ejection fraction , medicine , heart failure , ambulatory , diastole , logistic regression , blood pressure

The prognostic value of myocardium deformation measurements in chronic heart failure (CHF) is still poorly addressed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation of left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) with clinical and prognostic indicators in patients with CHF and systolic dysfunction.

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