Diagnostic value of myocardial strain analysis for the detection of significant coronary artery disease.

• Main Authors: Amel Valiente Turro (Author), Giselle Coutin Marie (Author), Julio Oscar Cabrera Rego (Author), Raymid García Fernández (Author), Jany Rodríguez Londres (Author), Juan Valiente-Mustelier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: ECIMED, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Myocardial strain, a new derived technique of the tissue Doppler, arises as a need to perfect the segmental analysis of the contractilefunction of the heart based on images of high resolution.Objective To determine the utility of myocardial strain as a non invasive method for the diagno...