Special Issue: Noninvasive Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic FunctionState-of-the-Art ReviewMyocardial Mechanics in Patients With Normal LVEF and Diastolic Dysfunction
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Key Words
deformation imaging
diastolic dysfunction
global longitudinal strain
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
left atrial strain
left ventricular strain
myocardial strain
right ventricular strain
Abbreviations and Acronyms
GCS
global circumferential strain
GLS
global longitudinal strain
GRS
global radial strain
HFpEF
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
HFrEF
heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
LAScd
left atrium strain during conduit phase
LASct
left atrium strain during contractile phase
LASr
left atrium strain during reservoir phase
PH
pulmonary hypertension
RVLS
right ventricle longitudinal strain
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Dr. Bianco is a private investigator for an AstraZeneca trial. Dr. Sengupta is an advisor to HeartSciences, Ultromics, and Hitachi Ltd. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Sherif Nagueh, MD, served as Guest Editor for this paper.
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