Global Longitudinal Strain Is a Superior Predictor of All-Cause Mortality in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Author(s) -
Morten Sengeløv,
Peter Godsk Jørgensen,
Jan Skov Jensen,
Niels Eske Bruun,
Flemming Javier Olsen,
Thomas FritzHansen,
Kotaro Nochioka,
Tor BieringSørensen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.07.013
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , ejection fraction , hazard ratio , heart failure , confidence interval , atrial fibrillation , speckle tracking echocardiography , proportional hazards model
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of global longitudinal strain (GLS) in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients in relation to all-cause mortality.
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