Open AccessRight ventricular mechanics in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using feature tracking
Author(s) -
Hala Mahfouz Badran,
Mahmood Soliman,
H. A. Hassan,
R. A. Abdelfatah,
Haythem Saadan,
Magdi H. Yacoub
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
global cardiology science and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2305-7823
DOI - 10.5339/gcsp.2013.25
Subject(s) - cardiology , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , medicine , apex (geometry) , ejection fraction , cardiomyopathy , heart failure , anatomy
Right ventricular (RV) mechanics in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are poorly understood. We investigate global and regional deformation of the RV in HCM and its relationship to LV phenotype, using 2D strain vector velocity imaging (VVI).
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