Twist deformation for predicting postoperative left ventricular function in patients with mitral regurgitation: A speckle tracking echocardiography study.

Ozkan CandanSuzan Hatipoglu AkpinarCem DoganAykut DemirkıranBarış DindarZubeyde BayramFatih YılmazCihangir KaymazNihal Ozdemir

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)

GLPS and twist measured by 2DSTE are predictors of LV preservation after surgery in severe MR. These parameters may also be used as prognostic predictors and optimal timing of operation in this patient population.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
epithelial mesenchymal transition
patients undergoing
heart failure
case report
acute myocardial infarction
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
magnetic resonance
early onset
mitral valve
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation