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Left bundle branch pacing on mechanical synchrony and myocardial work in bradycardia patients. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023; 39:369-378. [PMID: 36322262 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-022-02742-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) has emerged as a novel physiological pacing method to produce narrower QRS duration, but whether it could restore mechanical synchrony and improve myocardial work still lacks sufficient evidence. Therefore, the goal of this study was to evaluate mechanical synchrony and myocardial work in LBBP. We collected 20 patients with LBBP due to symptomatic bradycardia and another 29 age-matched patients with right ventricular pacing (RVP). For LBBP patients, cardiac electro-mechanical synchrony and myocardial work were measured at baseline and 7 days after implantation and compared with the RVP patients. In the LBBP group, paced QRS duration and mechanical synchrony were not significantly different from baseline(all P > 0.05), but significantly smaller than that in the RVP group (all P<0.05). Meanwhile, global longitudinal strain (GLS) in LBBP was greater than that in the RVP group (17.7 ± 3.5% vs. 14.8 ± 3.1%, P < 0.05). Global myocardial work index and global constructive work were also better than that in the RVP group(all P<0.05). Global work efficiency was 91.9 ± 3.1%, which was greater when compared with RVP (P < 0.05). LBBP provides better cardiac electro-mechanical synchrony and more effective myocardial work than that in RVP, thus improving global heart function.
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Chamberlain R, Shiino K, Scalia GM, Sabapathy S, Chan J. Advantage and validation of vendor-independent software for myocardial strain analysis compared to vendor-specific software. Australas J Ultrasound Med 2021; 24:48-57. [PMID: 34760611 DOI: 10.1002/ajum.12229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Introduction One of the main limitations incorporating strain imaging into widespread clinical practice is inter-vendor incompatibility. This poses a problem when serial strain measurements are required in a multi-vendor echocardiography laboratory. Methods This study sought to compare the variability of two-dimensional speckle-tracking global and regional longitudinal strain using vendor-specific software and vendor-independent software from images acquired by two different commercially available ultrasound systems. Forty subjects underwent two sequential echocardiographic acquisitions using different ultrasound systems (GE Vivid E9 and Philips iE33). Global longitudinal strain and regional peak longitudinal strain were derived using vendor-specific software (EchoPAC BT 13 v201 and QLAB version 10.3) and vendor-independent software (TomTec Image Arena version 4.6). Agreement and reproducibility of global and regional strain between vendor-specific and vendor-independent software were assessed by independent blinded observers. Results Global longitudinal strain derived from vendor-independent software was comparable to global longitudinal strain derived from vendor-specific software, whilst regional strain was lower in agreement compared to global longitudinal strain. There was good overall agreement and high inter- and intra-observer reproducibility using vendor-independent software for global longitudinal strain and regional strain. Conclusions Vendor-independent software provides good agreement with vendor-specific software for global longitudinal strain. However, minor variability exists for regional strain measurements between vendor-independent and vendor-specific software. Good agreement of strain measurements derived by vendor-independent software suggests vendor-independent software could potentially be useful for serial follow-up of global longitudinal strain.
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- Robert Chamberlain
- Department of Cardiology The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane Australia.,School of Medicine and Menzies Health Institute Queensland Griffith University Gold Coast Australia
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- School of Medicine and Menzies Health Institute Queensland Griffith University Gold Coast Australia.,Department of Cardiology Fujita-Health University Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Cardiology The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane Australia.,School of Medicine University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
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- School of Medicine and Menzies Health Institute Queensland Griffith University Gold Coast Australia
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- Department of Cardiology The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane Australia.,School of Medicine and Menzies Health Institute Queensland Griffith University Gold Coast Australia
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Saito T, Suzuki R, Yuchi Y, Teshima T, Matsumoto H, Koyama H. Early detection of myocardial dysfunction in a cat that gradually progressed to endomyocardial form of restrictive cardiomyopathy. BMC Vet Res 2021; 17:274. [PMID: 34391430 PMCID: PMC8364115 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-021-02987-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a common myocardial disease in cats, characterized by diastolic dysfunction and atrial enlargement without myocardial hypertrophy. Especially, endomyocardial form of RCM, one of the subtypes in RCM, is characterized by endocardial fibrosis, endocardial scar bridging the interventricular septum and left ventricular (LV) free wall, and deformation and distortion of the LV. However, it is unclear how the myocardial dysfunction and the endocardial scar contribute to the pathophysiology of RCM disease progression. Case presentation A 3 years and 2 months old, intact male, Domestic shorthaired cat was presented for consultation of cardiac murmur. At the first visit (day 0), the notable abnormal finding was echocardiography-derived chordae tendineae-like structure bridging the interventricular septum and the LV free wall, resulting high-speed blood flow in the left ventricle. Electrocardiography, thoracic radiography and noninvasive blood pressure measurements were normal. No left atrial enlargement was observed, and LV inflow velocity showed an abnormal relaxation pattern. Although there was no abnormality in tissue Doppler imaging-derived myocardial velocity, two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) revealed a decrease in the LV longitudinal strain and an increase in endocardial to epicardial ratio of the LV circumferential strain on day 0. On day 468, obvious left atrium enlargement and smoke like echo in the left atrium were observed. The LV inflow velocity was fused, and the tissue Doppler imaging-derived early-diastolic myocardial velocity of the septal mitral annulus decreased. Regarding 2D-STE, LV circumferential strain was further decreased, and right ventricular strain was additionally decreased. Although the general condition was good, we made a clinical diagnosis of endomyocardial RCM based on the above findings. On day 503, the cat showed the radiographic evidence of pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure signs. Conclusions Cats with abnormal LV structure and associated myocardial dysfunction like this case needs careful observation. Additionally, 2D-STE indices may be useful for early detection of myocardial dysfunction in feline RCM.
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- Takahiro Saito
- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, 180-8602, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan.,Sagamihara Animal Medical Center, 10-17-2 Kobuchi, Minami-ku, 252-0344, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, 180-8602, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, 180-8602, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, 180-8602, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, 180-8602, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, 180-8602, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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Suzuki R, Mochizuki Y, Yoshimatsu H, Niina A, Teshima T, Matsumoto H, Koyama H. Early detection of myocardial dysfunction using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in a young cat with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. JFMS Open Rep 2018; 4:2055116918756219. [PMID: 29449957 PMCID: PMC5808971 DOI: 10.1177/2055116918756219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Case summary A 5-month-old intact female Scottish Fold cat was presented for cardiac evaluation. Careful auscultation detected a slight systolic murmur (Levine I/VI). The findings of electrocardiography, thoracic radiography, non-invasive blood pressure measurements and conventional echocardiographic studies were unremarkable. However, two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography revealed abnormalities in myocardial deformations, including decreased early-to-late diastolic strain rate ratios in longitudinal, radial and circumferential directions, and deteriorated segmental systolic longitudinal strain. At the follow-up examinations, the cat exhibited echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using conventional echocardiography. Relevance and novel information This is the first report on the use of two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography for the early detection of myocardial dysfunction in a cat with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; the myocardial dysfunction was detected before the development of hypertrophy. The findings from this case suggest that two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography can be useful for myocardial assessment when conventional echocardiographic and Doppler findings are ambiguous.
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- Ryohei Suzuki
- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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Suzuki R, Mochizuki Y, Yoshimatsu H, Teshima T, Matsumoto H, Koyama H. Determination of multidirectional myocardial deformations in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography. J Feline Med Surg 2017; 19:1283-1289. [PMID: 28152671 PMCID: PMC11104179 DOI: 10.1177/1098612x17691896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objectives Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a primary disorder of the myocardium, is the most common cardiac disease in cats. However, determination of myocardial deformation with two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in cats with various stages of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has not yet been reported. This study was designed to measure quantitatively multidirectional myocardial deformations of cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Methods Thirty-two client-owned cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and 14 healthy cats serving as controls were enrolled and underwent assessment of myocardial deformation (peak systolic strain and strain rate) in the longitudinal, radial and circumferential directions. Results Longitudinal and radial deformations were reduced in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, despite normal systolic function determined by conventional echocardiography. Cats with severely symptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy also had lower peak systolic circumferential strain, in addition to longitudinal and radial strain. Conclusions and relevance Longitudinal and radial deformation may be helpful in the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Additionally, the lower circumferential deformation in cats with severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may contribute to clinical findings of decompensation, and seems to be related to severe cardiac clinical signs. Indices of multidirectional myocardial deformations by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography may be useful markers and help to distinguish between cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and healthy cats. Additionally, they may provide more detailed assessment of contractile function in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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- Ryohei Suzuki
- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Division of Therapeutic Sciences 1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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Tayal B, Sogaard P, Delgado-Montero A, Goda A, Saba S, Risum N, Gorcsan J. Interaction of Left Ventricular Remodeling and Regional Dyssynchrony on Long-Term Prognosis after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2017; 30:244-250. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Aggeli C, Lagoudakou S, Felekos I, Panagopoulou V, Kastellanos S, Toutouzas K, Roussakis G, Tousoulis D. Two-dimensional speckle tracking for the assessment of coronary artery disease during dobutamine stress echo: clinical tool or merely research method. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2015; 13:43. [PMID: 26498476 PMCID: PMC4619392 DOI: 10.1186/s12947-015-0038-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Two-dimensional speckle tracking provides valuable information for regional wall motion abnormalities. The purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of left ventricular longitudinal strain and torsion to diagnose coronary artery disease during dobutamine stress echocardiography. METHODS We studied 100 patients (mean age 60.8 ± 10.7 years, 72 male) with known or suspected coronary artery disease, excluding those with prior history of transmural infraction. All of them underwent dobutamine stress echo and coronary angiography within one month. Wall-motion score index, left ventricular global longitudinal strain and torsion were measured at rest and peak stress. Additionally, the respective differences between rest and stress were also calculated. Optimal cut-offs were derived from receiver operating characteristic curves for strain and torsion values. RESULTS Mean left ventricular ejection fraction was 55 ± 5.4 %. Coronary angiography revealed significant lesions in 67 patients. Values regarding sensitivity, and specificity for wall motion score index difference were 78 % and 88 % respectively (area under curve 0.84). Global longitudinal strain difference (median 0.5 %) illustrated 81 % sensitivity and 72 % specificity for disease detection (area under curve 0.80, cut-off value ≤0 %). The respective values for torsion difference (median 4.7°) were 81 % and 82 % (area under curve 0.76, cut-off value ≤6.5°). Combination of wall motion score index difference and torsion difference for disease detection showed 91 % sensitivity and 79 % specificity (area under curve 0.85). CONCLUSIONS The implementation of speckle tracking during dobutamine stress echo could serve as an adjunct method for coronary artery disease assessment, providing quantitative diagnostic information.
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- Constantina Aggeli
- 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, 114 Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece.
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- 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, 114 Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, 114 Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, 114 Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, 114 Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, 114 Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, 114 Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, 114 Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
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Lim P, Donal E, Lafitte S, Derumeaux G, Habib G, Réant P, Thivolet S, Lellouche N, Grimm RA, Gueret P. Multicentre study using strain delay index for predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (MUSIC study). Eur J Heart Fail 2014; 13:984-91. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Pascal Lim
- Cardiovascular department; Henri Mondor University Hospital (APHP and INSERM U841); Créteil France
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- Pontchaillou University Hospital; Rennes France
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- Cardiovascular department; Henri Mondor University Hospital (APHP and INSERM U841); Créteil France
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- Cardiovascular department; Henri Mondor University Hospital (APHP and INSERM U841); Créteil France
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Quantification of left ventricular longitudinal strain by two-dimensional speckle tracking: a comparison between expert and non-expert readers. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 29:1451-8. [PMID: 23771748 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-013-0247-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The study aimed to examine whether global and segmental longitudinal strain (LS) using speckle tracking echocardiography could improve the interpretation of wall motion (WM) asynergy for expert and non-expert readers compared to visual assessment by 2-dimensional echocardiography (2DE). Using the 17 left ventricular segments model, both segmental and global LS were assessed by automatic function imaging in 20 patients with ischemic heart disease (61.0 ± 9.9 years, 70 % are male) and 20 normal controls (57.7 ± 16.9 years, 75 % are male). Global and segmental WM score was calculated by 2DE visual analysis using the same model. Both modalities were analyzed by two expert and two non-expert readers. Inter- and intra-observer agreement was calculated between all readers. Complete WM analysis of 680 segments was performed in 94.1 and 81 % by expert and non-expert readers respectively. Analysis of LS was completed in 96.3 and 95 % by both readers respectively. WM score by expert readers was correlated well with global LS by both expert and non-expert readers (R = 0.81, P < 0.0001, R = 0.79, P < 0.0001) while by the non-expert readers it was correlated fairly (R = 0.58, P < 0.01, R = 0.57, P < 0.01 respectively). Inter and intra-observer agreements between the expert readings were excellent in both techniques while the non-expert readings showed better agreement for LS than WM score. The mean difference between expert and non-expert readers was higher for WM score than LS (2.4 ± 2.9, -1.5 ± 1.6). Assessment of LS using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography showed better inter and intra-observer agreement than the visual analysis of WM regardless of the experience level. This may help to improved the quantification of WM asynergy by non-expert readers.
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Influence of heart rate on myocardial function using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in healthy dogs. J Vet Cardiol 2013; 15:139-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2012.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 12/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chan YH, Wu LS, Kuo CT, Wang CL, Yeh YH, Ho WJ, Hsu LA. Incremental Value of Inefficient Deformation Indices for Predicting Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2013; 26:307-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Suzuki R, Matsumoto H, Teshima T, Koyama H. Clinical assessment of systolic myocardial deformations in dogs with chronic mitral valve insufficiency using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography. J Vet Cardiol 2013; 15:41-9. [PMID: 23429036 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Revised: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to clinically assess myocardial deformations in dogs with chronic mitral valve insufficiency (CMVI) using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE). ANIMALS 87 dogs with CMVI. METHODS Dogs were placed into 1 of 3 classes, based on the International Small Animal Cardiac Health Council classification. In addition, 20 weight- and age-matched healthy dogs were enrolled as controls. The dogs were examined for myocardial deformations using 2D-STE, and strain and strain rate in the longitudinal, circumferential, and radial directions were evaluated. RESULTS Class II and III dogs had higher circumferential strain than class I dogs (P = 0.002 and P = 0.001, respectively) and controls (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively). Class III dogs had higher radial strain than class I dogs (P = 0.001) and controls (P < 0.001). Class III dogs had higher radial strain rate than class I dogs (P = 0.006) and controls (P = 0.001). Other deformations, including longitudinal deformations, were not significantly different between classes of CMVI or between CMVI dogs and controls. CONCLUSIONS In the clinical progression of CMVI in dogs, myocardial deformations, as assessed by 2D-STE, differed according to myocardial contractile direction. Thus, assessments of multidirectional myocardial deformations may be important for better assessment of clinical cardiac function in dogs with CMVI.
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- Ryohei Suzuki
- Division of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan.
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Anwar AM. Global and segmental myocardial deformation by 2D speckle tracking compared to visual assessment. World J Cardiol 2012; 4:341-6. [PMID: 23272274 PMCID: PMC3530789 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i12.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Revised: 10/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/27/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To examine the feasibility and reliability of measuring global and segmental longitudinal strain (LS) compared to visual assessment of wall motion (WM). METHODS Assessment of segmental (17 left ventricular segments) LS using automatic function imaging (AFI) in 55 patients (60.0 ± 8.7 years, 73% male) divided into 2 groups: group I included 35 patients with WM abnormalities and/or impaired ejection fraction and group II included 20 patients with normal WM and ejection fraction. Visual analysis of WM abnormalities was performed using 2-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) and WM score was calculated. Both modalities were analyzed by one expert reader at 2 different sessions. RESULTS Analysis of 935 left ventricular segments was completed in 94.1% and 96.3% by visual assessment and AFI, respectively. There was a strong positive linear relationship between the WM score and global LS in all patients. Intra-observer agreement for calculation of WM score was excellent for group I patients (kappa: 0.97) and very good for group II patients (kappa: 0.92). Intra-observer agreement for AFI showed excellent agreement with very small mean difference in both group I and II (-0.0 ± 2.3 and -0.0 ± 1.9, respectively). CONCLUSION The interpretation of global and segmental LS using AFI is a more feasible and reliable technique for the quantification of myocardial deformation than visual assessment of WM scores.
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- Ashraf M Anwar
- Ashraf M Anwar, Department of Cardiology, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah 21159, Saudi Arabia
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Contractile Reserve Assessed by Three-Dimensional Global Circumferential Strain as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2012; 25:1299-308. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Park MY, Altman RK, Orencole M, Kumar P, Parks KA, Heist KE, Singh JP, Picard MH. Characteristics of responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy: the impact of echocardiographic left ventricular volume. Clin Cardiol 2012; 35:777-80. [PMID: 22886700 DOI: 10.1002/clc.22043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND One-third of patients who receive cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) are classified as nonresponders. Characteristics of responders to CRT have been studied in multiple clinical trials. HYPOTHESIS Independent predictors of CRT response may be identified by studying a series of patients in routine clinical practice. METHOD One hundred twenty-five patients were examined retrospectively from a multidisciplinary CRT clinic program. Echocardiographic CRT response was defined as a decrease in left ventricular (LV) end-systolic volume of ≥15% and/or absolute increase of 5% in LV ejection fraction at the 6-month visit. RESULTS There were 81 responders and 44 nonresponders. By univariate analyses, female sex, nonischemic cardiomyopathy etiology, baseline QRS duration, the presence of left bundle branch block (LBBB), and left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) index predicted CRT response. However, multivariate analysis demonstrated that only QRS duration, LBBB, and LVEDV index were independent predictors (QRS width, odds ratio [OR]: 1.027, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.004-1.050, P = 0.023; LBBB, OR: 3.568, 95% CI: 1.284-9.910, P = 0.015; LVEDV index, OR: 0.970, 95% CI: 0.953-0.987, P = 0.001). Although female sex and nonischemic etiology were associated with an improved CRT response on univariate analyses, after adjusting for LV volumes they were not independent predictors. CONCLUSIONS QRS width, LBBB, and LVEDV index are independent predictors for echocardiographic CRT response. Previously reported differences in CRT response for sex and cardiomyopathy etiology are associated with differences in baseline LV volumes in our clinical practice.
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- Mi Young Park
- Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Sperzel J, Brandt R, Hou W, Doelger A, Zdarek J, Rosenberg SP, Ryu K, Koh S, Yang M. Intraoperative characterization of interventricular mechanical dyssynchrony using electroanatomic mapping system--a feasibility study. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2012; 35:189-96. [PMID: 22695763 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9695-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interventricular mechanical dyssynchrony (VVMD) is a strong predictor of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) response. However, no simple and reliable clinical method of measuring VVMD during CRT implant is currently available. We tested the hypothesis that the EnSite™ NavX™ system (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA) can be used intraoperatively to determine VVMD, thereby facilitating CRT optimization. METHODS During CRT implant, the leads in the right atrium (RA), right ventricle (RV), and left ventricle (LV) were connected to the EnSite™ NavX™ system to record the real-time 3D motion of the lead electrodes. The distances from RA to RV lead electrodes (RA-RV) and RA to LV lead electrodes (RA-LV) were computed over ten cardiac cycles during each of RV pacing and biventricular (BiV) pacing, respectively. The degree of synchrony was computed from the distance waveforms between RA-RV and RA-LV by a cross-covariance method to characterize VVMD. Septal-to-posterior wall motion delay (SPWMD) from M-mode echocardiography (echo) was measured for reference at each pacing intervention. VVMD was present in all five patients undergoing CRT implant. RESULTS Four of the five patients demonstrated clear improvement in EnSite™ NavX™-derived VVMD during BiV versus RV pacing, which corresponded to the SPWMD results by echo. CONCLUSIONS It is feasible to characterize VVMD and resynchronization in CRT patients with the EnSite™ NavX™ system during implant, demonstrating its potential as a tool for intraoperative CRT optimization.
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Hayat D, Kloeckner M, Nahum J, Ecochard-Dugelay E, Dubois-Randé JL, Jean-François D, Guéret P, Lim P. Comparison of real-time three-dimensional speckle tracking to magnetic resonance imaging in patients with coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol 2012; 109:180-6. [PMID: 22019208 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2011] [Revised: 08/21/2011] [Accepted: 08/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study compared strain values from 2-dimensional (2D) and real-time 3-dimensional (3D) speckle tracking with hyperenhancement transmural extent by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The study included 18 control subjects (mean age 51 ± 10 years) and 25 patients (20 men, mean age 62 ± 16 years) with ischemic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (mean LV ejection fraction 41 ± 9%) referred for viability assessment using MRI. Longitudinal, radial, and circumferential strain values were computed using 2D speckle tracking. From analysis of 3D speckle tracking, conventional strain markers (longitudinal, radial, and circumferential) and 2 new 3D strain indexes (area and 3D strains) were obtained from apical view 3D datasets. A hyperenhancement transmural extent segment (16-segment model) was defined as delayed contrast enhancement >50%. Overall, 661 of 688 segments (96%) were analyzable by MRI and 3D speckle tracking. All 3D strain components in hyperenhancement transmural extent segments (n = 154) were lower than in nontransmural necrosis (n = 219) and control (n = 288) segments. Longitudinal strain by 3D, but not by 2D, differentiated nontransmural segments with scar <25%. All 3D global strain indexes correlated with LV ejection fraction (r(2) = 0.67 to 0.26, p <0.05 for all comparisons), whereas only area, longitudinal, and circumferential 3D strains correlated with global scar extent. The best reproducibility was provided by 3D longitudinal (6%) and area (8%) strains. In conclusion, longitudinal and area strains by 3D speckle tracking provide an accurate and reproducible measurement of myocardial deformation that correlate with infarct size in patients with ischemic LV dysfunction.
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- Delphine Hayat
- Department of Cardiology, APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Institut National de la Sante et de la recherche Medicale U, Créteil, France
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Kusunose K, Yamada H, Nishio S, Mizuguchi Y, Choraku M, Maeda Y, Hosokawa S, Yamazaki N, Tomita N, Niki T, Yamaguchi K, Koshiba K, Soeki T, Wakatsuki T, Akaike M, Sata M. Validation of Longitudinal Peak Systolic Strain by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography With Visual Assessment and Myocardial Perfusion SPECT in Patients With Regional Asynergy. Circ J 2011; 75:141-7. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-10-0551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kenya Kusunose
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Cardiovascular Section, Higashi Tokushima National Hospital, National Hospital Organization
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- Cardiovascular Ultrasound Japan, GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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Purushottam B, Parameswaran AC, Figueredo VM. Dyssynchrony in Obese Subjects without a History of Cardiac Disease Using Velocity Vector Imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2011; 24:98-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Differences in left ventricular dyssynchrony between high septal pacing and apical pacing in patients with normal left ventricular systolic function. J Cardiol 2010; 56:44-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2010.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2009] [Revised: 02/01/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Echocardiographic Effects of Changing Atrioventricular Delay in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Based on Displacement. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010; 23:621-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Nahum J, Bensaid A, Dussault C, Macron L, Clémence D, Bouhemad B, Monin JL, Rande JLD, Gueret P, Lim P. Impact of Longitudinal Myocardial Deformation on the Prognosis of Chronic Heart Failure Patients. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2010; 3:249-56. [DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.109.910893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Julien Nahum
- From the APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Cardiovascular Department and INSERM U841, Creteil, France
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- From the APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Cardiovascular Department and INSERM U841, Creteil, France
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- From the APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Cardiovascular Department and INSERM U841, Creteil, France
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- From the APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Cardiovascular Department and INSERM U841, Creteil, France
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- From the APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Cardiovascular Department and INSERM U841, Creteil, France
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- From the APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Cardiovascular Department and INSERM U841, Creteil, France
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- From the APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Cardiovascular Department and INSERM U841, Creteil, France
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- From the APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Cardiovascular Department and INSERM U841, Creteil, France
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- From the APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Cardiovascular Department and INSERM U841, Creteil, France
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- From the APHP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Cardiovascular Department and INSERM U841, Creteil, France
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