Global left ventricular longitudinal strain is closely associated with increased neurohormonal activation after acute myocardial infarction in patients with both reduced and preserved ejection fraction: a two-dimensional speckle tracking study

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  • Mads Ersbøll
  • Nana Valeur
  • Ulrik Madvig Mogensen
  • Mads Andersen
  • Rasmus Greibe
  • Jacob Eifer Møller
  • Christian Hassager
  • Peter Søgaard
  • Køber, Lars Valeur
N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is released in response to increased myocardial wall stress and is associated with adverse outcome in acute myocardial infarction. However, little is known about the relationship between longitudinal deformation indices and NT-proBNP.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Heart Failure
Volume14
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)1121-9
Number of pages9
ISSN1388-9842
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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