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http://congress365.escardio.org/Cardiac-Imaging#.VAjBwMJdWSo
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http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2009/05/29/eurheartj.ehp187.full
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Conclusion
This is the first study to validate the new 3D-STE technique for LV volume measurements and demonstrate its superior accuracy and reproducibility over previously used 2D-STE technique.
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http://ehjcimaging.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/06/25/ehjci.jeu116.full
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Conclusion Bariatric surgery has an important effect in reverse LV and RV remodelling and it substantially improves RV longitudinal strain.
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O mais interessante foi a reprodutibilidade das avaliações com Strain!!!
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