M-mode apical systolic excursion: A new and simple method to evaluate global left ventricular longitudinal strain
Author(s) -
José Amado,
Fabián Islas,
Islas Leopoldo Pérez de Isla,
José Juan Gómez de Diego,
José Agustín,
Miguel Ángel García Fernández
Publication year - 2015
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.2015.03.011
Subject(s) - excursion , ventricle , cardiology , speckle tracking echocardiography , medicine , subclinical infection , strain (injury) , deformation (meteorology) , long axis , materials science , ejection fraction , composite material , mathematics , geometry , heart failure , political science , law
Since M-mode measurements can assess deformation of specific regions of the left ventricle, we hypothesized that M-mode measurements like M-mode apical systolic excursion (MMASE) and mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE) may be correlated with left ventricular longitudinal strain (LVLS).
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