Use of strain and strain rate echocardiographic imaging to predict the progression of mitral stenosis: a 5-year follow-up study

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GEREDE ULUDAĞ D. M., ONGUN A., TULUNAY KAYA C., Acibuca A., ÖZYÜNCÜ N., EROL Ç.

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.16, no.10, pp.772-777, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/anatoljcardiol.2015.6590
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.772-777
  • Keywords: mitral stenosis, rheumatic heart disease, progression, strain imaging, echocardiography, LEFT-VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RHEUMATIC HEART-DISEASE, LONG-TERM PROGRESSION
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Little information is available about echocardiographic progression of mitral stenosis (MS). The aim of this study was to investigate whether the left ventricular (LV) strain is a favorable method predicting the progression of MS.