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Clinical Perspective
What Is New?
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This study shows that postsystolic shortening by speckle tracking echocardiography is a predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events and death in the general population.
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Postsystolic shortening remained an independent risk predictor after adjustment for diastolic and systolic echocardiographic measurements.
What Are the Clinical Implications?
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Presence of postsystolic shortening may be assessed both categorically and continuously and could lead to changes in risk stratification, therapy, or follow‐up.
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Easy identification of postsystolic shortening should encourage its use for long‐term risk assessment in low‐risk individuals.
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Postsystolic Shortening by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Is an Independent Predictor of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in the General Population
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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.008367
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Mais do que informar o Strain global longitudinal, parece que quantificar a presença de PSS é ainda mais útil.
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