Strain analysis for the identification of hypertensive cardiac end-organ damage in the emergency department
Abstract Hypertensive emergency is a life-threatening state. End-organ damage affecting the heart accounts for up to 52% of hypertensive emergencies commonly encountered in the emergency department. Recent evidence indicates that strain echocardiography with computerized speckle-tracking is more sen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Critical Ultrasound Journal |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-018-0110-7 |