Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 7 , Pages 747-754 , July 2010

Left Ventricular Contraction-Relaxation Coupling in Normal, Hypertrophic, and Failing Myocardium Quantified by Speckle-Tracking Global Strain and Strain Rate Imaging

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 This work was supported in part by grants-in-aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, Sports and Culture, Japan (K.D.).

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.04.005

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 7 , Pages 747-754 , July 2010

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