Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 723-730 , July 2002

Can changes in systolic longitudinal deformation quantify regional myocardial function after an acute infarction? An ultrasonic strain rate and strain study

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☆ Supported by a grant “Legs Patel” from the Claude Bernard University, Lyon-France, and from the Société Française de Cardiologie-Filiale Echocardiographie (F.J.).

☆☆ Reprint requests: Fadi Jamal, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Cardiologique Louis Pradel, 59, Blvd Pinel, B.P. Lyon-Monchat, 69394 Lyon Cedex 03-France. (E-mail: fadi.jamal@univ-lyon1.fr).

PII: S0894-7317(02)00023-8

doi: 10.1067/mje.2002.118913

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 723-730 , July 2002

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