Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1212-1219 , November 2009

Quantitative Assessment of Strain and Strain Rate by Velocity Vector Imaging During Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography to Predict Outcome in Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block

  • Ying Shan, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Hector R. Villarraga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Cristina Pislaru, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Aijaz A. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Stephen S. Cha, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905

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PII: S0894-7317(09)00670-1

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.07.011

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1212-1219 , November 2009

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