Prognostic Value of Global Longitudinal Strain in Heart Failure Patients Treated with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Myocardial fibrosis (macroscopic scar or diffuse reactive fibrosis) is one of the determinants of impaired left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) in heart failure (HF) patients.

Source: Heart Rhythm - March 28, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mand J.H. Khidir, Rachid Abou, Dilek Yilmaz, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Victoria Delgado, Jeroen J. Bax Source Type: research