Clinical ResearchHeart FailureIncremental Prognostic Value of Assessing Left Ventricular Myocardial Mechanics in Patients With Chronic Systolic Heart Failure
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Key Words
global longitudinal strain
heart failure
prognosis
Abbreviations and Acronyms
a'
peak late diastolic velocity of the mitral annulus
e'
peak early diastolic velocity of the mitral annulus
EF
ejection fraction
GCS
global circumferential strain
GLS
global longitudinal strain
HF
heart failure
LV
left ventricle/left ventricular
NT-proBNP
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
NYHA
New York Heart Association
ROC
receiver-operating characteristic
RV
right ventricle/right ventricular
s'
peak systolic velocity of the mitral annulus
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The ADEPT study was supported by the American Society of Echocardiography Outcomes Research Award and GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Tang is a consultant to and has received grant support from Medtronic, Inc., St. Jude Medical, and Abbott Laboratories. All other authors have reported they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. John Gorcsan, MD, served as Guest Editor for this paper.
Copyright © 2012 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.