Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 227-233 , February 2010

Evaluation of Short-Axis and Long-Axis Myocardial Function with Two-Dimensional Strain Echocardiography in Patients with Different Degrees of Coronary Artery Stenosis

  • You-Bin Deng

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: You-Bin Deng, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Medical Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.
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  • Rong Liu
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  • Yu-Han Wu
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  • Li Xiong
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  • Ya-Ni Liu

Received 23 April 2009 ,Revised 15 July 2009 ,Accepted 27 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.09.012

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 227-233 , February 2010

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