Impaired two-dimensional global longitudinal strain of left ventricle predicts adverse long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Oct 1:196:165-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.186. Epub 2015 Jun 14.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology in Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Cardiology in Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: jaehpark@cnu.ac.kr.
³ Clinical Trial Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 26114443
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.186

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Dysfunction; Echocardiography; Left ventricle; Strain.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Echocardiography, Stress
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
Prognosis
Proportional Hazards Models
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology
Young Adult