Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 10 , Pages 1019-1024 , October 2010

Global Longitudinal Strain as a Major Predictor of Cardiac Events in Patients with Depressed Left Ventricular Function: A Multicenter Study

  • Aude Mignot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiologic Hospital and INSERM 828, Bordeaux University Hospital Center, Pessac, France
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  • Erwan Donal, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pontchaillou University Hospital Center, Rennes, France
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  • Amira Zaroui, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiologic Hospital and INSERM 828, Bordeaux University Hospital Center, Pessac, France
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  • Patricia Reant, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiologic Hospital and INSERM 828, Bordeaux University Hospital Center, Pessac, France
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  • Adrien Salem, MD

      Affiliations

    • Timone Hospital, Cardiology Department, Marseille, France
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  • Cecile Hamon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pontchaillou University Hospital Center, Rennes, France
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  • Severine Monzy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiologic Hospital and INSERM 828, Bordeaux University Hospital Center, Pessac, France
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  • Raymond Roudaut, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiologic Hospital and INSERM 828, Bordeaux University Hospital Center, Pessac, France
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  • Gilbert Habib, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Timone Hospital, Cardiology Department, Marseille, France
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  • Stéphane Lafitte, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiologic Hospital and INSERM 828, Bordeaux University Hospital Center, Pessac, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Stéphane Lafitte, MD, PhD, Service des Echocardiographies, Hôpital Cardiologique Haut-Lévêque, Avenue Magellan, Pessac 33600, France.

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.07.019

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 10 , Pages 1019-1024 , October 2010

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