Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 432-438 , April 2010

Recovery of Function After Acute Myocardial Infarction Evaluated by Tissue Doppler Strain and Strain Rate

  • Charlotte Bjork Ingul, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Charlotte Bjork Ingul, MD, PhD, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, N-7489 Trondheim, Norway.
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  • Siri Malm, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital of Northern Norway, Harstad, Norway
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  • Erlend Refsdal, JD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Knut Hegbom, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Brage H. Amundsen, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Asbjorn Støylen, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    • Department of Cardiology, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

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 Drs Ingul and Amundsen are recipients of research grants from the Norwegian Research Council, through the Center for Research-Based Innovation, MI-Lab (Trondheim, Norway).

PII: S0894-7317(10)00090-8

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.01.018

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 432-438 , April 2010

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