Application of strain and other echocardiographic parameters in the evaluation of early and long-term clinical outcomes after cardiac surgery revascularization

Abstract Background Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is an effective therapeutic strategy for coronary heart disease (CHD). Myocardial longitudinal strain echocardiography with 2D speckle tracking could obtain ventricular function with better accuracy and reliability than the left ventric...

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Main Authors: Anna Gozdzik, Krzysztof Letachowicz, Barbara Barteczko Grajek, Tomasz Plonek, Marta Obremska, Marek Jasinski, Waldemar Gozdzik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-019-1162-8