Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 12 , Pages 1344-1352 , December 2009

Velocity Vector Imaging in the Measurement of Left Ventricular Twist Mechanics: Head-to-Head One Way Comparison Between Speckle Tracking Echocardiography and Velocity Vector Imaging

  • Dae-Hee Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Hyung-Kwan Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Min-Kyung Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Sung-A Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Yong-Jin Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Myung-A Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Myung-A Kim, MD, PhD, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, 39 Boramae Road, Dongjak-gu, 156-707 Seoul, Korea.
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  • Dae-Won Sohn, MD, FACC, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Byung-Hee Oh, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Young-Bae Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.09.002

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 12 , Pages 1344-1352 , December 2009

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