Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 7 , Pages 823-830 , July 2009

Left Ventricle Longitudinal Deformation Assessment by Mitral Annulus Displacement or Global Longitudinal Strain in Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease: Are They Interchangeable?

  • Ola Gjesdal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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  • Trond Vartdal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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  • Einar Hopp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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  • Ketil Lunde, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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  • Harald Brunvand, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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  • Hans-Jørgen Smith, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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  • Thor Edvardsen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Thor Edvardsen, MD, PhD, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, N-0027 Oslo, Norway.

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 Drs Gjesdal, Vartdal, and Lunde received research fellowships from the Norwegian Council on Cardiovascular Diseases (Oslo, Norway).

PII: S0894-7317(09)00381-2

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.04.023

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 7 , Pages 823-830 , July 2009

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