Why the study?
Does global longitudinal strain deteriorate over a 3-year follow-up in healthy heart transplant patients with preserved ejection fraction?
Population
20 'healthy' heart transplant patients with normal ejection fraction and angiographically ruled out…
Comparison
Two-dimensional speckle tracking… vs Initial baseline echocardiographic assessment
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
34.3 ± 3.7 months
Authors
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Stable GLS over 3 years in healthy transplant recipients with preserved LVEF supports monitoring feasibility; leaves open added prognostic value.
Does global longitudinal strain deteriorate over a 3-year follow-up in healthy heart transplant patients with preserved ejection fraction?
In healthy heart transplant recipients with normal coronary arteries and preserved LVEF, myocardial deformation parameters measured by speckle tracking echocardiography remain stable over a 3-year period.
Pichler et al. (2011) studied this question.
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