Subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with severe aortic stenosis: A speckle-tracking echocardiography study

• Main Authors: Betül Cengiz (Author), Şükrü Taylan Şahin (Author), Selen Yurdakul (Author), Serkan Kahraman (Author), Ayşen Bozkurt (Author), Saide Aytekin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: In patients with aortic stenosis (AS), the left ventricular (LV) geometry changes due to the increased LV afterload. However, subclinical myocardial dysfunction can develop despite a normal LV ejection fraction (EF). This study was an investigation of subclinical LV systolic dysfunction i...