Persistence of abnormal global longitudinal strain in women with peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Anna E BortnickClaudia Lama von BuchwaldAliaskar HasaniChristina LiuJulia L BerkowitzShayna VegaMohammad Hashim MustehsanDiana S WolfeCynthia Taub

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)

Global longitudinal strain is a sensitive method to identify subclinical myocardial dysfunction. In this series of women with PPCM, GLS remained persistently abnormal over time, even if LVEF improved. Future studies should examine the implication of persistently abnormal GLS in PPCM.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
heart failure
left ventricular
oxidative stress
current status