Efficacy of shear wave elasticity for evaluating myocardial hypertrophy in hypertensive rats

Abstract Shear wave (SW) imaging is a novel ultrasound-based technique for assessing tissue characteristics. SW elasticity may be useful to assess the severity of hypertensive left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of SW elasticity for assessing the degree of my...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Takaya, Kazufumi Nakamura, Rie Nakayama, Hiroaki Ohtsuka, Naofumi Amioka, Megumi Kondo, Kaoru Akazawa, Yuko Ohno, Keishi Ichikawa, Yukihiro Saito, Satoshi Akagi, Masashi Yoshida, Toru Miyoshi, Hiroshi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02271-6