Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 511-515 , May 2010

Rapid Estimation of Left Ventricular Function Using Echocardiographic Speckle-Tracking of Mitral Annular Displacement

  • Wendy Tsang, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Homaa Ahmad, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Amit R. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Lissa Sugeng, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Ivan S. Salgo, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Philips Medical Systems, Andover, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Lynn Weinert, BS

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Victor Mor-Avi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Roberto M. Lang, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Roberto M. Lang, MD, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, MC5084, Chicago, IL 60637.

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PII: S0894-7317(10)00187-2

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.003

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 511-515 , May 2010

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