Impact of shear wave dispersion slope analysis for assessing the severity of myocarditis

Abstract This study aimed to elucidate the utility of a novel ultrasound-based technique, shear wave dispersion slope (SWDS) analysis, which estimates tissue viscosity, for evaluating the severity of myocardial inflammation. Experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) at different disease phases [3-we...

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Main Authors: Naofumi Amioka, Yoichi Takaya, Kazufumi Nakamura, Megumi Kondo, Kaoru Akazawa, Yuko Ohno, Keishi Ichikawa, Rie Nakayama, Yukihiro Saito, Satoshi Akagi, Toru Miyoshi, Masashi Yoshida, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12935-6