Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 12 , Pages 1382-1388 , December 2009

Usefulness of Aortic Strain Analysis by Velocity Vector Imaging as a New Echocardiographic Measure of Arterial Stiffness

  • Kye Hun Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
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  • Jong Chun Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jong Chun Park, MD, PhD, Professor, Chief of Internal Medicine, Director of Echocardiography Laboratory, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, 8 Hak-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-757, Korea.
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  • Hyun Ju Yoon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
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  • Nam Sik Yoon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
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  • Young Joon Hong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
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  • Hyung Wook Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
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  • Ju Han Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
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  • Youngkeun Ahn, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
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  • Myung Ho Jeong, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
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  • Jeong Gwan Cho, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
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  • Jung Chaee Kang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.08.024

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 12 , Pages 1382-1388 , December 2009

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